Mumbai reported 666 new coronavirus cases and 20 fresh fatalities on Thursday, while 741 more patients recovered from the infection, the city civic body said. According to Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation`s (BMC) updated data, with the new cases, the Covid-19 tally jumped to 7,19,179, while the death toll increased to 15,247.

Mumbai reported a dip in the daily Covid-19 cases, while the number of deaths rose as compared to Wednesday, when the city had witnessed 830 new infections and 11 fatalities. Since May 31, the daily Covid-19 cases in the financial capital have remained below the 1,000-mark. Presently, Mumbai has 14,807 active cases after 741 patients were discharged from hospitals, taking the number of recovered people to 6,86,866, as per the civic body.