MUMBAI: Maharashtra and Mumbai reported a significant jump in daily detection of Covid-19 cases on Wednesday. The state added 3,451 cases, the highest in 26 days. On January 14, the state had added 3,579 cases. The total caseload of the state on Wednesday was 20,52,253 and with the addition of 30 fatalities, the total toll was 51,390.
Exactly 10 days after local trains were opened for all, the city reported a jump in cases on Wednesday. As many as 558 new cases were reported, after two consecutive days of reporting below 400 cases. The number of new cases has breached 500 after seven days. The overall count in the city rose to 3,13,213. Four deaths were reported on Wednesday after two consecutive days of registering three fatalities. The city’s toll is now 11,402. Of the 3,451 cases, 1,075 were from MMR.
Civic authorities, however, said the “marginal” jump cannot be linked to local train services for all and instead attributed it to more testing. “We have tested nearly 15,700 samples, which is slightly higher than previous days, and hence found more cases,” said Suresh Kakani, additional municipal commissioner. He also added the quarantining of domestic and international travellers and subsequent testing on Day 7 were contributing to the numbers.