As many as 471 persons tested positive for coronavirus on Sunday, taking the total number of cases in the financial capital to 3,06,045. Also, seven people succumbed to the virus in the last 24 hours.
Dadar reported 10 new cases on Friday and with that, the area s case count climbed to 4,871. At least 4,598 patients have recovered in the region while 100 persons are currently undergoing treatment.
The G/North Ward, which includes Dharavi, Mahim and Dadar, is the second worst-hit ward of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) out of the 24 administrative wards.
Mumbai continues to report 500 to 800 cases every day
MUMBAI: After being the worst Covid-19 hotspot in India for most of 2020, Mumbai begins the new year on a good note: a positivity rate of less than 5% throughout December. As per data with the BMC public health department till December 29, the overall positivity rate in December has been 4.59%. Around 4.3 lakh Covid-19 tests were done between December 1 and 29, with 19,744 people testing positive.
The 5% mark is the thumb rule laid down by World Health Organisation for governments; 5% positivity for two weeks means further reopening of facilities can take place.
For a city that has had a positivity rate of 20% or 30% in the initial period of the pandemic, the 5% rate is heartening, said city’s health officials. In fact, the positivity rate in Mumbai’s peak periods (May-June and September) was so high, the overall positivity rate in the February 3-December 30 period is still high at 12.42%. Around 23 lakh Covid-19 tests ha