Mumbai sees 1145 new COVID cases in 24 hrs; all city wards' doubling rate pass 100 days

All Mumbai wards' doubling rate slowed to over 100 days as  city reported 1145 new cases and 32 new deaths on Friday. city also saw 1101 new recoveries taking its cured tally to 2,27,242. Mumbai is w first city to pass 10,000 deaths with 2,56,507 cases of which 18,438 cases are active and 10,218 deaths.

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Mumbai: 1145 new COVID cases

Mumbai's recovery rate has risen to 88% w while its growth rise has slowed to 0.44%. BMC reported that 15,13,154 samples have been tested till date with a 16.88% positivity rate. With increasing number of cases, BMC reported that 244 out of 1177 ventilator beds are vacant, while 534 out of 2035 ICU beds are vacant.

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Thane Mayor orders audit of COVID deaths

Thane Mayor Naresh Mhaske has asked civic ministration to conduct an audit of all COVID-19 deaths reported from within civic limits of Maharashtra's Thane city, an official said on Friday. mayor ted that municipal corporation and ministration have taken effective measures and strictly implemented state government's guidelines to prevent viral spre. It is necessary to review work done by civic body to control mortality rate, Mhaske said, ding that a detailed report can be prepared by conducting a daily audit of deaths in civic limits.

A committee of officials from health and ministration department of corporation, Thane Task Force, representatives of hospitals among ors, can be constituted for purpose, he said. This audit will help in planning measures that need to be taken in future, he ded. Thane city has recorded 46,285 COVID-19 cases so far. 

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Mumbai's COVID crisis

With Maharashtra extending its lockdown, BMC has increased its containment zones to 609, while over 7457 buildings and chawls have been sealed and are being self-mand by society. BMC has tweaked its containment zones criteria mandating sealing of buildings that have 10 or more cases in 2 or more floors. recent BMC report shows Andheri as most affected place with doubling rate at 120 days, while Dar is least affected ward with a doubling rate at 362 days. Overall, Mumbai's doubling rate at 157 days is higher than national aver of 73 days.

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