MUMBAI: After reporting a drop in Covid cases for four days, the city reported a sharp rise of 40% in daily detections with 16,420 cases on Wednesday. Inching towards the 50,000 daily mark, the state added 46,723 cases, a 35% jump since Tuesday (34,424). With this, Maharashtra’s caseload crossed 70 lakh.
The state government issued a statement to “rectify” perceptions that the Omicron-Covid wave was “flattening” in Mumbai, but experts said Wednesday’s high tally could be a reflection of a months-old trend in which the week’s highest tally is registered on Wednesday. CM Uddhav Thackeray appealed to the public to not lower their guard because of a drop in cases for just a couple of days.
In a more worrying sign, the state has reported a surge in fatalities since the last two days—32 on Wednesday, the highest since November 30 (35). Mumbai registered 7.
Source: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/after-4-days-of-slowing-down-cases-up-40-in-city-deaths-7/articleshow/88864322.cms
