Coronavirus case tally in Mumbai crosses 70,000

number of coronavirus cases in country's financial capital crossed 70,000 while death toll due to pandemic exceeded 4,000 on Thursday, said Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).

Mumbai reported 1,365 new cases and 58 deaths since Wednesday evening, said a BMC release.

tally of cases in city rose to 70,990 and death toll reached 4,060, it ded.

But doubling rate of cases -- number of days during which cases double - has w crossed 40 days, while aver growth rate of cases has dropped to 1.72 per cent, civic body said.

Dharavi, famous slum area in city, recorded 11 new cases of COVID-19, taking tally of cases re to 2,210. new death was reported in area.

With 2,141 COVID-19 patients discharged from hospitals after recovery on Thursday, number of recovered patients increased to 39,151, informed BMC.

city has w 27,779 active cases while 790 new suspected patients have been mitted to hospitals.

While 58 persons succumbed to virus in past 24 hours, 40 COVID-19-related deaths which h taken place in last few days were also reported on Thursday.

BMC has carried out 3.04 lakh coronavirus tests so far. recovery rate in city is 55 per cent.