Mumbai records 1,956 new Covid cases in 24 hrs, 12.74 pct positivity rate
Mumbai/IBNS: Mumbai on Friday reported 1,956 new Covid-19 cases, which is 15 per cent higher than yesterday (1,702), the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said.
The positivity rate stood at 12.74 per cent.
Last week, municipal commissioner Iqbal Chahal directed officials to increase testing.
The daily COVID-19 cases in the city have been steadily rising over the last month and the single-day case count has registered over three fold rise since May end.
Support Our Journalism
We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism
IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.