16 more Covid deaths in Maharashtra; Mumbai sees less than 500 cases again

MUMBAI: After a day of record lows, the state reported a marginal rise in Covid-19 cases and deaths.
A total of 892 cases were reported on Sunday, taking the state’s cumulative toll of Covid-19 cases to 66,17,654. This was also the third consecutive day of the state reporting less than 1,000 new cases in a span of 24 hours.
A reason for the drop, however, could be the dip in testing due to festivities. A state official said there would be special focus given towards vaccination and testing from Monday.
Deaths in the state rose to 16 on Sunday after dropping to 10 on Saturday. The state Covid death toll has increased to 1,40,388. Of the 16 deaths, eight were reported from Pune circle, four from Mumbai circle, three from Kolhapur circle and one from Nashik circle. However, in terms of positive cases, more than 50% was reported from the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. Thane district reported 131 cases.
Mumbai reported 252 new cases on Sunday, taking the tally to 75,8,467. This was the 25th day of reporting less than 500 cases for the city. Deaths in Mumbai have continued to be in single digits for 98 days now. On Sunday, the city saw three deaths, taking the toll to 16,276. While the state now has 14,526 active cases, Mumbai has 3,715 active cases.