Mumbai records zero COVID-19 death for first time since pandemic began

The metropolis had reported its first coronavirus positive case on March 11, 2020, and its first death six days later on March 17 that year.

New Delhi: Notching an achievement, the financial capital of India, Mumbai on Sunday (October 17, 2021) did not report even a single death due to COVID-19 for the first time nearly since the coornavirus pandemic broke out in March last year. 

According to Mumbai civic commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal, the city reported zero death due to the virus during the day for the first time since March 26, 2020.

"This is great news for all of us in Mumbai," the top official said.