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At 1,724, daily Covid cases jump 54% in Mumbai in last 24 hours; two die

With this, Mumbai's tally of infections climbed to 10,83,589 and the Covid-19 death toll to 19,575, it said.

Shakti Kapoor's son Siddhanth released on bail in drugs consumption case

Bollywood actor Shraddha Kapoor's brother Siddhanth Kapoor has now been released on bail after he was arrested on Monday when his medical reports confirmed his consumption of drugs.

99.5% samples found infected with Omicron sub-variants in Mumbai: BMC

Out of 279 swab samples tested during the 12th genome sequencing series in the metropolis, 278 were found infected with Omicron variant of coronavirus as well as Delta strain, BMC said on Monday.

Mumbai reports 1,118 new Covid-19 cases, no deaths in past 24 hours

With this, the city's tally of COVID-19 cases increased to 10,81,865, while the death toll remained constant at 19,573, said a Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) bulletin.

Maharashtra logs 1,885 new Covid cases, including 1,118 in Mumbai

Three patients of BA.4 and one of BA.5 Omicron sub-variants of coronavirus have been found in Mumbai and all of them have already recovered from the infection

Covid: 3 cases of BA.4 and 1 of BA.5 Omicron sub-variants found in Mumbai

BA.4 and BA.5 are sub-variants of the highly transmissible Omicron strain of the coronavirus which had triggered the third wave of the pandemic in the country

Most Covid cases in Maharashtra mild, recovering fast, say experts

Amid a surge in Covid cases in Mumbai and other parts of Maharashtra, medical experts say most of the patients are showing mild symptoms and fatality is low in the present "mild wave"

480,000 homes worth over Rs 4.5 trillion stuck in top seven cities

Anarock said that the Delhi-NCR and MMR together account for 77 per cent of the total stuck/delayed housing units, while the southern metros Bengaluru, Chennai, and Hyderabad have just 9 per cent

South-West monsoon has arrived in Mumbai, most of Konkan region: IMD

The IMD said that the southwest monsoon has further advanced into the remaining parts of the central Arabian Sea, most parts of Konkan (including Mumbai), some parts of Madhya Maharashtra today

Mumbai amps up hospital capacity and stocks medicines as Covid cases rise

Occupancy has more than doubled over the last week

Top Headlines: Race for IPL media rights; Mumbai covid surge & more

As Mumbai witnesses yet another surge of Covid-19 cases, authorities have begun adding bed capacity as occupancy has crossed 1 per cent. Read more in our top headlines

Maharashtra records 3,081 Covid cases including 1,956 in Mumbai; no death

Friday's rise in cases was the highest since February 13 when the state had recorded 3,502 cases

Mumbai: Over 6,200 penalised in one day for helmetless riding: Official

The Mumbai Traffic Police has penalised more than 6,200 people for riding two-wheelers and pillion without a helmet, an official has said

Mumbai sees slight dip in Covid cases, reports 1,702 new infections

The active case count has risen to 7,998 from 7,000 in the last 24 hours and the recovery rate dipped to 97 per cent from 98 per cent, the BMC said.

Maharashtra logs 2,813 Covid cases, highest in nearly four months; 1 death

State capital Mumbai recorded 1,702 infections and the lone death during the day.

Crackdown on two Mumbai-based entities trying to export wheat on fake LCs

The commerce ministry has tightened the norms for obtaining registration certificates for wheat exports with a view to curbing fraudulent practices such as submission of improper documents by traders.

Equinix Inc to invest $86 million for its 3rd data centre in Mumbai

This initial investment by Equinix Inc. for data centre in Mumbai includes an acquisition of a parcel of land, which provides a total space of nearly four acres

Residential building collapses in Mumbai's Shastri Nagar, 1 death reported

One person died and 16 others sustained injuries following the collapse of a G+2 structure at Shastri Nagar in Mumbai's Bandra West on Wednesday night, as per the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation.

Mumbai logs 1,765 new Covid cases, highest since Jan 26; active count at 7k

Mumbai on Wednesday recorded 1,765 new COVID-19 cases, its highest single day count since January 26, but did not report any fatality linked to the infection during the day, the city civic body said. There were 523 more cases on Wednesday as compared to the previous day, when the city had logged 1,242 infections. With this, the metropolis recorded a 42 per cent rise in the number of cases. On January 26, Mumbai had seen 1,858 cases and 13 fatalities. With a sharp rise in the daily COVID-19 cases, the active caseload in the city climbed to 7,000, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said in its bulletin. Mumbai's overall tally of COVID 19 cases increased to 10,73,541 with 1765 new cases, but the death toll remained unchanged at 19,569 as no death occurred in the last 24 hours, it said. The city's COVID-19 positivity rate is 0.091 per cent. A total of 19,185 tests were carried out in the metropolis during the day, taking its overall test count to 1,72,27,178. Of the 1,765

Mumbai boosts hospital capacity as Covid cases rise, bed occupancy doubles

Around 10 out of every 1,000 beds are already occupied by Covid-19 patients, up from 4 a week ago