Mumbai’s daily coronavirus case figure has dropped below the 1,000-mark after over 10 weeks. The Maharashtra capital, which had been ravaged by the dangerous second wave of Covid infections in April, on Tuesday logged just 953 cases, lowest since March 2. However, testing has sharply declined compared to the April levels.
The city on Tuesday reported 44 deaths in a day. The positivity rate in Mumbai was 5.31 per cent – way lower than the April figures. Its recovery rate has improved to 93 per cent, whereas the doubling rate rests at 255 days.
Mumbai had reported 849 cases on March 2. The next few weeks, however, were extremely difficult as it was hit by an unprecedented surge, which took the city’s health infrastructure to the brink of collapse. The Maharashtra capital had been conducting nearly 50,000 tests every day last month. The test numbers have plummeted in May. The city administration now conducts around 20,000-25,000 tests per day. On Sunday, testing dropped even further at 17,640.