Mumbai News Live: 11 new Omicron cases in Mumbai; city accounts for 55% of Maharashtra’s Covid tally
Mumbai Live News: Mumbai has become the major contributor to the state’s Covid-19 tally, accounting for over 55 per cent of the cases reported on Monday. Maharashtra on Monday registered 1,426 cases, of which Mumbai contributed 788 cases. On December 26, the state reported 1,648 Covid-19 cases of which 896 were from Mumbai. Similarly, on December 27, out of the 1,426 cases reported in the state, Mumbai reported 809.
“The cases are high in Mumbai because of stringent scrutiny at the Mumbai airport to identify Covid-19 patients. Then we are running hundreds of tests to find their close contacts,” said Suresh Kakani, Additional Commissioner, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). In the last 10 days, active cases in the city have increased by 128%. On December 18, the city had 2,081 active cases, which surged to 4,765 on December 27.
