Mumbai News Live and Updates: Maharashtra on Sunday reported 11,877 fresh Covid-19 cases along with 9 deaths. The state also detected 50 new Omicron cases taking the total tally of the new variant to 510. 2,069 recoveries were also reported in the state. Active cases in Maharashtra stand at 42,024.
Meanwhile, Mumbai on Sunday recorded 8,063 new Covid-19 cases along with 578 recoveries, the public health department said. The city had on Saturday reported 6,347 infections. The active Covid cases in Mumbai stand at 29,819.
The sharp increase in daily cases of Covid-19 and emergence of the new variant Omicron has led to rise in containment zones and sealed buildings in Mumbai. The spread of infection is higher in areas such as Bandra, Colaba, Fort, Malabar Hill, Andheri and GG Worli as the average growth rate in the last seven days has gone up.
Officials from the BMC said more cases are being reported from high-rises than slums – around 90 per cent of the new cases are from buildings.
Mumbai News Live: Data shows that about 50 per cent of active cases are from seven wards that comprise areas like Andheri, Jogeshwari, Malabar Hill, Grant Road, Sion and Worli; Follow this space for latest updates.
Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/mumbai-news-live-covid-omicron-bmc-uddhav-thackeray-7701959/
