COVID-19: Indian active cases drop by half
Mumbai city in India has in the last two months recorded a significant decline in the number of active cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
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According to the report, from June 22 to July 21, the number of cases came down by more than 50 per cent, in just one month.
From 28,508 on May 22, active cases dipped to 14,453 by June 22. By July 21, the number of active cases further fell to 6,020.
Also, the number of new cases reported daily has fallen below 500 in the past few days.
While the overall growth rate of cases in the city has dropped to as low as 0.06 per cent.
According to an official, though the number of cases is declining, the civic body has not lowered its guard and is preparing for the worst that is the third wave.
The municipal commissioner (health) Suresh Kakani said, “We will continue to actively monitor the situation across all wards, not leaving any loose ends”.
He said the number of tests being carried out is constant, with no significant reduction.
The assured that the containment strategy will continue to remain stringent.
Meanwhile, the breakdown of the active cases revealed that the R-central ward (Borivali and parts of Charkop) continues to have the highest number at 576.
Followed by the K-West ward (Juhu, Versova, Andheri) with 479 active cases.
The total number of recoveries in the city has reached 7,08,214, registering a recovery rate of 97 per cent.
This was against the city’s cumulative case count of 7,32,349. The fatality rate has dropped down to 2.15 per cent.
COVID-19: Indian active cases drop by half