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In a first since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic in India, Mumbai did not record a single Covid-19 death on Sunday.
In a tweet, Mumbai civic commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal said the city reported zero deaths due to the virus on Sunday — the first time since March 26, 2020.
“This is a great news for all of us in Mumbai,” he said.
Iqbal Singh Chahal said that at least 97 per cent of citizens in Mumbai have received their first dose of Covid-19 vaccine while 55 per cent are fully vaccinated.
“Let us all keep the masks on our face and let every citizen of Mumbai get vaccinated if some of us haven’t yet. I appeal to everyone to help us keep Mumbai safe,” he said.
Maharashtra minister Aaditya Thackeray said, “The good news. Mumbai today has recorded zero Covid deaths, first time since March 26, 2020. Keep the mask on the face and get yourself vaccinated if you haven’t yet. Help us keep Mumbai safe, we’re here to serve you.”
On Sunday, Mumbai recorded 367 positive cases, taking the overall caseload to 7,50,808. The overall death toll in Mumbai stands at 16,180.
At least 518 patients recovered from the virus the day, pushing the recovery count to 7,27,084.
Mumbai has 5,030 active Covid-19 cases at present, with its recovery rate at 97 per cent. The case doubling rate is 1,214 days. The overall growth rate of Covid-19 cases from October 10 to 16 is 0.06 per cent.
Mumbai had reported its first coronavirus positive case on March 11, 2020, and first death six days later on March 17, 2020.
Mumbai recorded the highest 11,163 cases on April 4, 2021 during the second wave of coronavirus pandemic. On May 1 this year, at least 90 people died of Covid-19 in Mumbai, which remains the highest single-day death toll.
(With inputs from PTI)
