Updated On: 16 July, 2021 07:28 AM IST | Mumbai | A Correspondent
While fresh infections drop below 600, deaths rise to 13; state’s tally also down, but is still around 8,000

A child gets screened at LTT, Kurla, on Thursday. Pic/Sayyed Sameer Abedi
Mumbai on Thursday saw a drop in both fresh COVID-19 infections and test positivity rate (TPR), but the number of newly confirmed fatalities rose slightly. According to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s latest report, the city reported 545 new cases and 13 deaths. On Wednesday, the city had registered 635 cases and 10 deaths.
Of the 13 deceased patients, eight had comorbidities, eight were senior citizens and four were in the 40-59 years age group. The TPR on Thursday was 1.49 per cent, down from 1.76 per cent the day before.