Mumbai saw a steep rise in new cases on Wednesday along with a marginal increase in the test positivity rate. At 11, Covid-19 fatalities dropped compared to Tuesday. The BMC reported 830 fresh infections in the city with a TPR of 2.8 per cent against 2.42 per cent recorded a day earlier. As per the state government, 10,107 new cases were reported across Maharashtra.

The city reported the single-day peak of 11,163 on April 4 and then the declining trend started. There has been a steady fall in the test positivity rate after May 5, when the TPR stood at 10.96 per cent. The doubling rate has continued to significantly improve and is now at 830 days.