Over 21,000 New Covid Cases In Mumbai On Thurs, 36,265 Fresh Cases In Maharashtra

MUMBAI: The financial capital of India, Mumbai on Thursday saw a sharp surge in daily COVID cases by logging over 21,000 infections in the span of just 24 hours.

Taking note of the massive spike since the last two weeks, Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar had earlier declared that the maximum city is likely to go into a lock down if and when the daily Covid cases breach the 20,000-mark.

Driven by the Omicron variant, the city has been witnessing a massive surge in cases in the past weeks.

On Wednesday, the city reported 15,166 fresh COVID-19 cases, while 10,860 cases were logged on Tuesday.

Maharashtra reported 36,265 new Covid-19 cases in the state today. Apart from this, 79 patients with Omicron infection have been reported in the state in the last 24 hours.

Meanwhile, the capital Delhi also saw a sharp spile in Covid-19 cases. In a massive surge, Delhi on Thursday recorded 15,097 fresh Covid cases, the highest single-day rise since May 8, and six deaths, while the positivity rate mounted to 15.34 per cent, according to data shared by the city health department.

The number of new cases recorded on Thursday is 41 per cent more than the figure the day before. On Wednesday and Tuesday, 10,665 and 5,481 cases were recorded in Delhi with a positivity rate of 11.88 per cent and 8.37 per cent respectively, according to official figures.