Mumbai records zero Covid-19 deaths, 235 new cases; active tally below 2,500

Mumbai did not record any fresh death linked to COVID19 for a second time in 2022 on Tuesday while 235 more people tested positive for the infection the city civic body saidAccording to a Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC bulletin with new addition the tally of coronavirus infections in the city jumped to 1054477 while the death toll remained unchanged at 16685Earlier on January 2 the metropolis had reported zero fatalities and for a second time this year no death linked to coronavirus has been reported in the last 24 hoursA day after the city logged less than 200 COVID19 cases for the first time since December 13 2021 the daily count rose marginally to 235 On Monday the financial capital had reported 192 COVID19 cases and two fatalitiesThe metropolis remained free of sealed buildings and containment zones for the sixth day in a row and the number of active COVID19 cases dropped below the 2500markThe daily positivity rate or cases detected per 100 tests of Mumbai stood at 092 per centIn the last 24 hours 25338 COVID19 tests around 3000 less than the previous day were carried out in the city taking their cumulative tally to 15860216 the bulletin saidWith 446 more patients discharged during the day the number of recovered cases jumped to 1032632 and the citys coronavirus recovery rate stood at 98 per cent it saidMumbai now has 2301 active COVID19 casesThe cases doubling rate jumped to 1813 days while the growth rate of COVID19 infections between February 8 and February 14 stood at 004 per cent the BMC saidThe bulletin said 197 of the 235 new patients or around 84 per cent of the total were asymptomaticIn the last 24 hours only 38 patients were hospitalized and 14 put on oxygen support it saidAlso only 972 of the total 36853 hospital beds earmarked for coronavirus patients are currently occupied in the city according to the bulletinOn January 7 2022 Mumbai had reported the highestever 20971 cases during the third wave which started from December 21 2021Last year the metropolis had reported the highest 11163 daily cases on April 4 and most deaths in a day at 90 on May 1 during the second wave of the pandemicThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever