City's 1,660 Cases Lowest In 63 Days, State Tally Under 40k; Deaths Still High
The Times of India Mumbai|May 15, 2021
Mumbai: Maharashtra reported 39,923 cases on Friday, the first time it has dipped below 40,000 since March 31 (39,544), if one discounts the 37,236 cases recorded on Monday (May 10) as testing is usually much lower on Sundays. Fatalities, at 695, were 20% down from the 850 deaths on Thursday.
Bhavika Jain & Sumitra Deb Roy
City's 1,660 Cases Lowest In 63 Days, State Tally Under 40k; Deaths Still High

For the second day in a row, cases in Mumbai stayed below 2,000. Friday’s 1,660 tally was the lowest in 63 days. The last time the city saw fewer cases was on March 12 (1,647). Deaths though remained high at 62 for the city.

The state’s case tally rose to 53 lakh and the total fatalities touched 79,552, inching towards the 80,000 mark. Mumbai’s tally is 6.8 lakh and the overall death count 14,102.

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