Mumbai Live News: Mumbai on Tuesday reported 11,647 new Covid-19 cases and two deaths, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation said in a health bulletin. The test positivity rate fell from 28 per cent on Monday to 18.7 per cent. The active cases in the city rose to 1,00,523. After reporting the highest number of cases in a single day on Friday, the tally of Covid-19 cases continued to dip in Mumbai on the fourth consecutive day. On Monday, the city had reported 13,648 new infections. Meanwhile, Dharavi on Tuesday witnessed a sharp decline in newly reported Covid-19 cases. Only 51 new infections were reported in the last 24 hours.
Maharashtra on Tuesday recorded 34,424 new coronavirus cases, taking the active cases tally to 2,21,477. The state also reported 22 related deaths, the state health department said.
A total of 10,698 precautionary or booster doses of Covid-19 vaccines were administered on the first day of the drive at Mumbai. Out of the total doses, 5,249 were administered to health workers, 1,823 to frontline workers and 3,626 to the citizens above 60 years with comorbidities.
Mumbai News Live: Maharashtra on Tuesday recorded 34,424 new coronavirus cases, taking the active cases tally to 2,21,477; Follow this space for updates
Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/mumbai-news-live-covid-19-booster-vaccine-doses-omicron-bmc-7717095/
