After lowest tally, daily Covid numbers see slight increase in Mumbai

The test positivity rate — the number of positive cases out of the total tests conducted — stood at 0.56 per cent in Mumbai with 18,367 tests.

By: Express News Service
Mumbai | February 27, 2022 11:49 PM IST

The death toll compiled by Johns Hopkins University stood at 5,999,158 as of Monday midday. (PTI Photo)

With 103 new infections on Sunday, Mumbai has recorded a slight increase in its daily case load in the last 24 hours. On Saturday, the city reported 89 new cases, the lowest single-day tally since Covid-19 cases were detected in the city in April 2020. Also, for the eighth time in February, the city reported zero Covid-19 deaths.

The test positivity rate — the number of positive cases out of the total tests conducted — stood at 0.56 per cent in Mumbai with 18,367 tests. The active Covid-19 cases were 838 as of Sunday as the city continued to have zero active containment zones or sealed buildings.