Mumbai Reports 5,888 Covid Cases In 24 Hours, First Drop In Six Days

The number of deaths linked to the virus has remained roughly the same over the past three days - 71 on Saturday, 72 on Friday and 75 on Thursday

Mumbai reported 5,888 new Covid cases on Saturday evening - a significant drop from the 7,221 it reported on Friday and the 7,410 on Thursday. The number of deaths linked to the virus remained roughly the same - 71 on Saturday, 72 on Friday and 75 on Thursday. The city - once the worst-affected in the country - conducted nearly 40,000 Covid tests over a 24-hour period ending this evening. On Friday approximately 42,000 tests were conducted. The daily positivity rate has dropped to below 15 per cent from the 18 per cent recorded last week. The overall growth rate of Covid cases in the city for the week ending April 23 is 1.26 per cent.