COVID-19: 32 fresh cases reported in Greater Mumbai area
COVID-19 were recorded in the Greater Mumbai Area on Saturday, the health department said.
This brings the total number of positive patients to 208, as per the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, Public Health Department.
Of the new cases, three were hospitalised today (Saturday), increasing the total number of hospitalised patients to 22. Currently, 14 out of 4,215 available beds are occupied, the Public Health Department said.
The Public Health Department also reported that 18 patients recovered and were discharged on Saturday, bringing the total number of recoveries to 60 for December.
The total number of active cases is 148, with no detection of the JN.1 variant. It's noted that 51% of these cases are asymptomatic, and the symptomatic cases present mild symptoms and recover within a few days, the health department said.
No COVID-19-related deaths were reported on Saturday. A total of 570 tests were conducted on Saturday, making the progressive total 4,402 tests, the health department said.
Meanwhile, India recorded 743 fresh cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours. The total active caseload increased by seven, reaching 3,997, according to the Union Health Ministry.
As per official data, seven deaths have been reported in the country in the last 24 hours: three in Kerala, two in Karnataka, and one each in Chhattisgarh and Tamil Nadu.
With this, the total count of coronavirus cases in India since its outbreak in January 2020 has reached 4,50,12,484, with an increase of 743 cases in the last 24 hours. The death toll due to COVID-19 cases in India has risen to 55,33,358, reflecting an increase of seven deaths in the last 24 hours.
