Out of 9,622 trials in Mumbai on Monday, 1,118 new Covid-19 cases were reported, bringing the TPR to 11.61 per cent. Within 24 hours, daily cases increased by 54 percent as 1,724 new Covid-19 cases were reported out of 11,065 tests conducted in the city on Tuesday.
The test positivity rate (TPR) – the number of positive cases of coronavirus infection among the total tests conducted in Mumbai – rose to 15.58 per cent on Tuesday, the highest since January this year.
On June 3, Additional Chief Secretary Dr. Pradip Vyas had written a letter to the district administration urging them to start testing and genome sequencing. But after 10 days, the average test is less than the estimated 10,000 tests taken daily. At the beginning of the third wave of Kovid-19 infection in December last year, about 35,000 tests were being performed daily in Mumbai.
On June 3, Additional Chief Secretary Dr. Pradip Vyas had written a letter to the district administration urging them to start testing and genome sequencing. But after 10 days, the average test is less than the estimated 10,000 tests taken daily. At the beginning of the third wave of Kovid-19 infection in December last year, about 35,000 tests were being performed daily in Mumbai.
Due to mild intensity, 98% of the seats in Mumbai are vacant. As of June 14, 33 of the 4,751 beds with oxygen facilities were occupied. Similarly, there were only 53 patients out of 1,523 beds in the ICU.
“The omicron wave of transition has been milder than all the previous waves of Covid-19.
Since the infection is confined to the upper respiratory tract and can be effectively treated, the spread of the infection is likely to be short-lived and mild, ”said Dr. Rahul Tambe, Senior Consultant, Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Nanavati Hospital.
The overall average growth rate of infection in Mumbai was 0.149 per cent. In 12 of the 24 wards in Mumbai, the growth rate is higher than the city average. The M-East ward, which covers the area around Chembur, topped the chart with a growth of 0.231 per cent.