Mumbai reported 578 new COVID-19 cases, 493 recoveries and eight deaths on Sunday, December 27, taking the total number of cases in the financial capital to 2,90,914. According to Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) data, there are 8,355 active cases and 27,06,28 patients have completely recovered so far. The death toll is at 11,076 in the city. The recovery rate stands at 93 per cent. At present 23,02,900 tests have been conducted by the BMC. There are 286 contaminated zones in slums and chawls while 2,587 buildings are sealed by the BMC.
On Sunday, December 27, Maharashtra recorded 3,314 fresh cases of the novel coronavirus. This propelled the state's COVID-19 tally to 19,19,550. Currently, there are 59,214 active cases in the state. With 2,124 COVID-19 patients discharged in the day, the number of recovered soared to 18,09,948.
With the outbreak of the coronavirus, 66 people have lost their lives a total of 49,255 people in the state have died owing to the contagious disease. While 4,57,385 persons are under home quarantine, 3,323 others have been admitted to institutional quarantine centres. The COVID-19 recovery rate and fatality rate in the state stand at 94.29 per cent, and 2.57 per cent respectively. So far, 1,25,02,554 tests have been conducted in Maharashtra.
Meanwhile, India reported 20,021 new cases, 21,131 recoveries and 279 deaths taking the tally up to 1,02,07,871 on Sunday, December 27. According to the data by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in total 97,82,669 have completely recovered. The death toll is at 1,47,901 in the country. At present, there are 2,77,301 active cases. According to the ICMR, 16,88,18,054 samples have been tested up to December 21.
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