Mumbai reported 1,858 new coronavirus infections and 13 deaths on Wednesday, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said in a release. The city has been reporting fewer than 2,000 cases for the last three days.
Mumbai reported 11,647 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, a drop of 2,001 from the previous day and fourth straight day of downward trend, taking the tally to 9,39,867, while two more patients died due to the infection, the city civic body said.
An analysis carried out by the civic-run Seven Hills Hospital in Marol showed that of the 4,054 Covid patients admitted between October 1, 2021 and January 5, about 443 patients (11%) were unvaccinated
As coronavirus infections surged in Mumbai, the city could witness a peak during January 6-13 and take a month for the cases to see a decline, according to researchers at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR).
The Maharashtra government on Tuesday issued an order allowing the common people, irrespective of the nature of their jobs, who are vaccinated fully against COVID-19 to board suburban trains in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR). 📰 Mumbai Local Trains Travelling Update: People Fully Vaccinated Against COVID-19 Allowed to Use Services.