As Mumbai sees highest daily Covid spike, mayor hints malls, temples could be shut soon
India Today
Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar on Thursday hinted that fresh Covid-19 restrictions could be introduced from April 2 as the city recorded its highest ever single-day spike of 8,646 cases.
Mumbai on Thursday reported 8,646 new coronavirus cases, its highest one-day rise since the outbreak of the pandemic as Mayor Kishori Pednekar hinted that some restrictions could be introduced in the city from April 2. #CoronavirusUpdates1-Apr; 6:00pmPositive Pts. (24 hrs) - 8,646Discharged Pts. (24 hrs) - 5,031Total Recovered Pts. - 3,55,691Overall Recovery Rate - 84%Total Active Pts. - 55,005Doubling Rate - 49 DaysGrowth Rate (25 Mar-31 Mar) - 1.38%#NaToCorona Mumbai's overall caseload now stands at 4,23,360. The death of 18 patients during the day, the highest single-day figure since the first week of December last year, took the fatality count to 11,704.
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