Soon after the festive season is over, Mumbai recorded over 347 new coronavirus infections and three fatalities. The fresh cases took the caseload in the financial capital of the country to 7,58,536 and the death toll to 16,285.Also Read
As the fresh cases have been on a steady rise after a gap of three days, Mumbai on Wednesday logged more than 300 new cases and had reported 279 COVID-19 cases and one death on Tuesday.
In the wake of these developments, a total of 15 sealed buildings in the city have been sealed as five or more COVID-19 patients are found on the premises. The average recovery rate of the city is 97 per cent at the moment.
On Wednesday, Maharashtra reported 1,094 coronavirus positive cases and 17 fatalities in the last 24 hours, taking the tally of infections to 66,20,423 and the death toll to 1,40,447.
A total of 1,976 patients were discharged in the last 24 hours, which raised the number of recoveries in Maharashtra to 64,63,932, leaving the state with 12,410 active cases, the health department said.
Mumbai district reported the highest 339 new infections in the state, followed by the Pune district with 111 cases. Among the eight regions of Maharashtra, the Mumbai region saw the highest 582 cases during the day, followed by 295 cases reported from the Pune region.
Surjitt Sahani
