COVID-19: Mumbai Sees Lowest Single-Day Spike In New Cases In Three Months

COVID-19: Mumbai Sees Lowest Single-Day Spike In New Cases In Three Months

New Delhi: On Tuesday Mumbai saw only 700 new coronavirus cases, which is a "major relief" after three months, said Maharashtra minister and Shiv Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray.

He also said that the decline in the case happened on the day which saw the highest number of coronavirus tests so far. In the last three months this the lowest single-day spike in new cases.

"Only 700 cases today in Mumbai & that too with the highest testing to date in Mumbai in a single day(8776). This is to chase the virus in full capacity. A major relief after 3 months. Caution: don’t let the guard down! Don’t let your mask down! Only get numbers down!," Thackeray said on Twitter.
He said that the Maharashtra capital will see more testing.

The good news: Only 700 cases today in Mumbai & that too with highest testing till date in Mumbai in a single day(8776).This is chase the virus in full capacity. A major relief after 3 months.
Caution: don’t let the guard down! Don’t let your mask down! Only get numbers down!

— Aaditya Thackeray (@AUThackeray) July 28, 2020

"Mumbai will see more testing with chase the virus initiative of the @mybmc. It is also the only city to have liberalized testing and allowed citizens to “test at will"," he said in a series of tweets.

Mumbai will see more testing with chase the virus initiative of the @mybmc . It is also the only city to have liberalised testing and allowed citizens to “test at will”.
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— Aaditya Thackeray (@AUThackeray) July 28, 2020

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Mr. Thackeray said that "chase the virus" model of Mumbai is being replicated in Mumbai Metropolitan Region as well. In the country, Mumbai was the first Indian metro to have faced most of the havoc of the pandemic.

"Chase the Virus model of Mumbai is being implemented in MMR region actively that has seen a ramping up of facilities in the past few weeks. Along with MMR, the rest of Maharashtra is taking all efforts to tackle COVID pandemic effectively," the Shiv Sena scion said.

Meanwhile, the state's health department is yet to issue the complete numbers on Tuesday, 27 July, 1,033 coronavirus cases and 39 deaths were reported in Mumbai.

In the city the total number of positive cases had risen to 1,10129 in the city including 81,944 patients recovered and discharged and 6,129 deaths, Municipal Corporation Greater Mumbai (MCGM) said.

In Maharashtra COVID-19 record has been increased to 3,83,723 with the addition of 7,924 new cases.

A total of 8,706 patients were discharged in the day, taking the number of recovered cases in the state to 2,21,944.

As of Monday, Maharashtra had 1,47,592 active cases.

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