8,582 New Covid-19 Cases In India

Positivity rate 2.71 per cent; National recovery rate was 98.68 per cent!

On Sunday, India reported 8,582 new coronavirus cases, while four more virus-related deaths increased the country's death count to 5,24,761, according to the health ministry. The active cases stand at 44,513, comprising 0.1 per cent of the cumulative cases.

The daily positivity rate recorded was 2.71 per cent while the national recovery rate was 98.68 per cent. Over 195 crore vaccine doses have so far been administered in the country.

Mumbai has recorded a 1,000 per cent increase in daily new COVID-19 cases since May 17, triggering fears of a possible fourth wave in India.

On May 17, Mumbai recorded 158 daily cases while the total active caseload stood at 932. May 17 was also the last time active caseload remained below 1,000.

Since then, total active cases have touched the 10,000-mark for the first time in five months. On Saturday, It reached 10,047, a 97% rise in the cases.

The city has added over 17,000 cases in its COVID-19 tally since May 17, with the doubling rate declining from 5,449 to 561 days on June 11. Doubling rate refers to the number of days it takes for the number of COVID-19 cases to double.

With 1,745 new cases on Saturday, Mumbai contributed nearly 59 per cent to the total daily Covid case tally of Maharashtra (2,922). Mumbai also accounted for 1/5th of the total daily Covid cases in India, as per the June 12 report.

According to government data, the city has been contributing 18 to 24 per cent to India's total daily cases since June 1.

The city has already prepared for a possible fourth wave, with the civic body BMC urging residents to wear a mask and follow all Covid safety rules again.

BMC has put all labs and hospitals on alert and has ramped up testing and tracking.