Mumbai on Friday reported 1,956 Covid-19 cases and zero deaths. The city added 254 cases in the past 24 hours, an increase of nearly 15 per cent in infections. This is the highest daily rise in infections since January 23, a BMC official said. It is also the fourth day in a row that Mumbai has registered over 1,000 cases.

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