No COVID-19 death in Mumbai for first time since March 2020, civic chief calls it 'great news'

Mumbai: Mumbai on Sunday did not report even a single death due to COVID-19 for the first time since the pandemic broke out in March last year, a top official said. Mumbai civic commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal said the city reported zero deaths due to the virus during the day for the first time since 26 March, 2020. “This is a great news for all of us in Mumbai,” he said. The metropolis had reported its first coronavirus positive case on 11 March, 2020, and its first death six days later on  17 March that year. “As municipal commissioner, I salute team MCGM (Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai) for their spectacular performance,” he added. The city logged 367 positive cases on Sunday. With this, Mumbai’s caseload has not reached 7,50,808 and death toll 16,180. A statement from the civic health department said that 518 patients recuperated during the day, pushing the recovery count to 7,27,084. A total of 28,697 tests were carried out, which took the overall test count to 1,09,57,392. There are 5,030 active COVID-19 cases in Mumbai at present. The recovery rate is 97 percent, while the case doubling rate is 1,214 days. The overall growth rate of coronavirus cases from October 10 to 16 is 0.06 percent. Mumbai had recorded the highest 11,163 cases on 4 April, 2021 and most number of deaths at 90 on 1 May. Chahal said that a total of 97 percent eligible citizens of Mumbai have received their first dose of vaccination and 55 percent are fully vaccinated. “Let us all keep the mask 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 added.