Mumbai reports 15,166 Covid cases, its highest-ever

The new cases take the tally to 8,33,628, while 3 fresh deaths push toll to 16,384, the civic body said.

Mumbai reports 15,166 Covid cases, its highest-ever
Mumbai saw over 15,000 covid cases today. (Representational Image)

Mumbai today reported 15,166 fresh coronavirus cases, its highest-ever daily count, civic body BMC said. The new cases take the tally to 8,33,628, while 3 fresh deaths push toll to 16,384, the civic body said.

With these additions, the city's overall coronavirus count jumped to 8,33,628, while the death toll increased to 16,384, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said in a bulletin.

At 15,166, Mumbai has recorded the all-time high COVID-19 cases in a day since the outbreak of the pandemic in March 2020.

On Tuesday, the city had logged 10,860 cases and the latest count reflects a jump of 4,306 cases, or 39.65 per cent, in a span of just 24 hours. Earlier, Mumbai had logged the highest-ever 11,163 COVID-19 cases on April 4, 2021, during the second wave of the pandemic.

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