Mumbai on Thursday reported two new Covid-19 cases, taking the overall tally to 11,63,969, while an elderly patient succumbed to the infection, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said.
With the addition of single fatality, the toll rose to 19,775, a BMC bulletin said, adding the deceased was a 68-year-old man with comorbidities. This was the second coronavirus-linked fatality this week in Mumbai. On Tuesday, a 57-year-old female had died due to the viral infection.
On Wednesday, the financial capital had reported two Covid-19 cases and zero fatality. As per the bulletin, 625 tests were conducted in the city, pushing up their cumulative count to 1,89,01,960.
The number of recoveries rose to 11,44,173 after four more patients recuperated from the respiratory illness, leaving the metropolis with 21 active cases, it said.
