Mumbai reported 34 fresh fatalities due to COVID-19 on Wednesday, the lowest single-day death count after April 13, while the caseload crossed the 7-lakh mark with the addition of 1,362 new infections, the city civic body said.
According to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s updated data, the tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 7,01,266 with the addition of 1,362 cases in the last 24 hours, while the death toll jumped to 14,742 after 34 more patients succumbed to the infection.
On April 13, Mumbai had reported 26 fatalities.
Meanwhile, the number of fresh cases reported in the last 24 hours are 1,491 in Delhi, 2,378 in Kolkata, 6,433 in Bengaluru and 3,561 in Chennai.
India conducted 22.17 lakh tests in the last 24 hours, the highest number of tests conducted in a single day.
The country reported 2,08,921 new COVID-19 cases and 4,157 deaths in the last 24 hours.
With this, the country’s overall caseload has risen to 2,71,57,795, while the death toll is presently at 3,11,388.
According to the latest data released by the Union Health Ministry, the country’s active caseload has declined to 24.95 lakh.
Surjitt Sahani
