Maharashtra Covid cases fall to 789, deaths 7; Mumbai sees dip in critical patients

MUMBAI: After Wednesday’s high of 893 cases, the state’s daily Covid-19 tally fell to 789 on Thursday. The Covid-related death toll reduced from 10 to seven. In Mumbai, the tally fell from 260 on Wednesday to 219 on Thursday. The daily toll remained at one.
As more testing is being done daily due to the fear of the new Omicron variant, Thursday saw over 44,484 tests, resulting in a daily test positivity rate dropping below 0.5%. Due to easing of the second wave, the number of critical patients in the city has decreased to 145 as against 10 times the number in April. Sealed buildings reduced to 10 from 15 last week. Active cases in the state and city reported a slight increase. There were 6,482 people under treatment in the state, of whom 1,765 were in the city.