Mumbai Live News: With the plateauing of the third wave in Mumbai, the daily Covid-19 cases dropped to 6,032 with only 10 per cent test positivity rate (TPR) reported on Wednesday. However, despite the drop in cases in the state capital, due to the gradual spread of the virus to other districts, Maharashtra recorded 43,697 cases with 20.66 per cent TPR. Of the 214 patients found to be infected with the Omicron variant in the state, 31 cases were reported from Mumbai.
Mumbai on Wednesday reported 6,032 new cases, a marginal decrease from Tuesday’s number — 6,149. The number of deaths however rose to 12 in past 24 hours from seven the day before. As many as 18,241 people recovered from the infection.
Meanwhile, the Congress won most of the seats in three nagar panchayats in Maharashtra’s Nanded district and four nagar panchayats in Latur district, PTI reported. In Nanded, voting was held for 51 seats, of which Congress bagged 33 while BJP clinched three. Voting took place for 68 seats in Latur, of which Congress won 23, BJP and NCP won 14 seats each, Shiv Sena and Prahar won six seats each. Four seats went to Independent candidates.
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Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/mumbai-news-live-covid-omicron-bmc-ins-ranvir-navy-7731122/
