Mumbai logs 10,860 fresh Covid cases, nearly 35% spike in 24 hours
Premium- The city had reported 8,082 cases on Monday, the highest daily count since April 18, 2021
Mumbai reported 10,860 fresh Covid infections and two deaths in the past 24 hours, the civic body informed on Tuesday. Today's numbers are nearly 35% higher than what was recorded on Monday.
The city had reported 8,082 cases on Monday, the highest daily count since April 18, 2021.
The financial capital of India had also reported 40 new cases of Omicron, highly infectious variant of Covid. The cases of new variant shot up to 368.
Mumbai has witnessed nearly 10-fold rise in Covi infections since last Monday, when the one-day tally was 809.
Earlier today, Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar said if the daily cases cross the 20,000-mark, a lockdown will be imposed in the city as per the Union government's rules.
Pednekar suggested that people wear triple-layer masks while traveling by public buses and local trains. She also appealed to them to get vaccinated at the earliest and follow all Covid-related standard operating procedures (SOPs).
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray might address the citizens in a couple of days, she said.
With agency inputs
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