Maharashtra reports 46,723 Covid cases and 32 deaths; Mumbai tally 16,420

Out of the total cases, 16,420 Covid cases were reported from Mumbai alone, around 41 per cent more than a day before. The city also witnessed seven deaths.

With this, the overall infection tally of the city rose to 9,56,287 and the death toll to 16,420. On Tuesday, the city had seen a single day growth of 4,773 cases.

According to PTI, Municipal Commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal said the rise in daily positive cases in the city is due to revised national testing guidelines.

“Due to the recent change in the national COVID testing guidelines two days ago, where it has been directed that only symptomatic cases will be tested, it is likely to create a spike in positivity as most of the symptomatic cases would be almost confirmed positive cases,” he said.

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