Mumbai: Health workers take swab samples of passengers at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus Railway Station, amid spike in Covid-19 cases, in Mumbai, Wednesday, April 14, 2021.
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Mumbai on Sunday reported 5,542 fresh COVID-19 cases and 64 deaths, as per a report by BMC's health department. This is the lowest dip in cases observed since the last three weeks.

As per reports by city's civic body Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), Mumbai reported 64 COVID-19 fatalities taking the death toll to 12,,783. With the addition of today's number, the city has reported 6,27,651COVID-19 cases.

In Mumbai, as of now, there are 75,740 active patients. On Sunday, 8,549 patients recovered and were discharged taking the total number of recovered patients to 5,37,711. The city's recovery rate is now at 86%.

The doubling rate of COVID-19 cases is now 58 days.

While the Centre has urged states to ramp up testing, Mumbai on Sunday tested 40,298 people.