Is Virus Mutation the Reason Behind Amravati Spike? Worried Officials Send Samples for Testing
News 18The Amravati division in the Maharashtra’s Vidarbha has emerged as a new Covid-19 hotspot with reporting the highest number of cases in the state. Meanwhile, Mumbai reported 760 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, a drop from 921 a day earlier, and four fresh fatalities, while the number of recoveries crossed the 3-lakh mark, the city civic body said. According to Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation data, the COVID-19 tally increased to 3,19,888 with the addition of 760 new cases, while the toll rose to 11,446 with four new deaths. After reporting over 900 cases for two days in a row, the number of single-day infections dropped on Monday.A day before, the financial capital had reported 921 new COVID-19and four fatalities. Last week, the civic body of Mumbai had increased the number of COVID-19 tests to over 22,000 per day from earlier 15,000 days.