Mumbai News Live: Mumbai reported 447 fresh Covid-19 cases and one death on Tuesday. The city recorded lesser than 500 Covid-19 for the second consecutive day on Tuesday, as on Monday Mumbai logged 356 Covid cases. With a positivity rate of 1.29 per cent, the total Covid-19 cases as of Tuesday evening stand at 10,52,176.
Mayor Kishori Pednekar on Tuesday hinted at further relaxation in existing curbs and said that the BMC administration is currently reviewing the situation. “Since daily cases have been on decline, Mumbai could be unlocked completely by this month end,” she said.
On the weather front, Mumbai’s air quality remained in ‘red’ or ‘poor’ category on Tuesday. The Air Quality Index (AQI) recorded in Mumbai on Tuesday morning was 314. The current high pollution level was due to the second successive dust storm that originated on February 3 from the border areas of Rajasthan, Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Maharashtra records 6,436 new Covid-19 cases; Mumbai records less then 400 cases; AQI remains in ‘very poor’ owing to dust storm. Follow this for latest updates.
Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/mumbai-news-omicron-weather-aqi-7761828/
