Mumbai reports five new COVID-19 cases

Mumbai on Thursday reported five new coronavirus positive cases, which took its overall infection tally to 11,63,948, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC said.The death toll remained unchanged at 19,773 as nobody succumbed to the viral infection in the last 24 hours, it said.

Mumbai on Thursday reported five new coronavirus positive cases, which took its overall infection tally to 11,63,948, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said.

The death toll remained unchanged at 19,773 as nobody succumbed to the viral infection in the last 24 hours, it said. The recovery count climbed to 11,44,150 after two patients were discharged during the day. There are now 25 active cases in the city.

A total of 562 COVID-19 tests were conducted in the city and its cumulative count rose to 1,88,98,051. Mumbai's recovery rate is now 98.3 per cent and overall growth rate of coronavirus positive cases for the period from June 22 to 28 is 0.0002 per cent. The case doubling rate of the metropolis is 3,05,467, the BMC's health bulletin said.