As the pandemic rattles the state and the country at large, the Panvel Municipal Corporation (PMC) has been reporting a surge in the cases of the novel coronavirus.
The COVID-19 tally in the area happens to be 20,146. Of these, 17,792 patients have recovered and returned home safely. Moreover, the doubling rate in Panvel has come down to 44 days. In Mumbai, the doubling rate has reached 66 days whereas in Navi Mumbai it happens to be 80 days. The death rate in Panvel has also doubled.
So far, 452 people have succumbed to the disease. At present 66,992 citizens of the municipal area have been tested. On Sunday, PMC reported 173 fresh cases of the coronavirus whereas 180 people were discharged at the same time.
Meanwhile, on Monday, October 5, Maharashtra clocked 10,244 fresh cases of the coronavirus taking the state's COVID-19 tally to 14,53,653. Currently, there are 2,52,277 active cases in the state. With 12,982 COVID-19 patients discharged in the day, the number of recovered soared to 11,62,585.
However, in India, there are 66,23,815 confirmed novel coronavirus cases while 55,86,703 patients have recovered with 1,02,685 fatalities been reported. At present, there are 9,34,427 cases. For the 14th day in a row, the country has maintained the trend of recording less than 10 lakh cases. With 76,737 patients recovering in the last 24 hours, India's COVID-19 recovery rate soared to 84.34 per cent.
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