Mumbai sees 8,063 fresh COVID-19 cases on Sunday, no death; 27 pc rise from day before

MUMBAI, (PTI): Mumbai recorded a steep rise in the daily coronavirus cases with 8,063 infections on Sunday, 1,763 more than the figure added to the tally on Saturday, the civic body said.

The city did not see any death during the day due to the infection and 89 per cent of the cases reported are asymptomatic, it added.

On Saturday, the city recorded 6,347 infections, and Sunday’s addition was a rise of 27 per cent, officials pointed out.

In Maharashtra, 11,877 new corona cases were found in the last 24 hours. Total 9 deaths due to the infection have been registered today, none of which are from Mumbai.

Meanwhile, 50 new cases of the Omicron variant have been reported in the state, taking the state’s Omicron tally to 510.

Meanwhile, Delhi on Sunday witnessed its highest single-day spike since May 20, 2021.

As per a bulletin issued by the state health department on Sunday, the positivity rate in the national capital has gone up to 4.59 per cent. The positivity rate is highest since May 20, 2021.