MUMBAI: Gains from the lockdown are beginning to show though only in Mumbai and a couple of other districts. The city’s daily positivity rate (PR) has dropped 50% — from 20.8% on April 1 to 9.9% on April 30 — giving hope that the second wave could be ebbing. Experts said the infection continues to rage in the rest of Maharashtra with Nagpur, Nashik and Thane showing a positivity of more than 30%. Daily PR, statewide, remains as high as 23%, declining by barely 2% in the last 30 days.
BMC chief Iqbal Singh Chahal said Mumbai was perhaps the only city in India with such a low PR at present. Chief minister Uddhav Thackeray endorsed the view that curbs had helped reduce cases.
The city’s daily positivity had dropped under 5%. April began in the city with a 21% PR that rose to a high of 28% on April 4. A civic official said the drop to single digit has come about after 45 days. The last time the city’s positivity rate was below 9.94% was on March 13, when it stood at 9.62%. In comparison, Delhi had a PR of 32.82% on Thursday. Neighbouring Pune city’s positivity too was 26.6%.
Ward officials said one of the reasons for the dip is a drop in number of index cases. Even wards like M west (Chembur) that were first to see the surge are seeing a dip.
BMC chief Iqbal Singh Chahal said Mumbai was perhaps the only city in India with such a low PR at present. Chief minister Uddhav Thackeray endorsed the view that curbs had helped reduce cases.
The city’s daily positivity had dropped under 5%. April began in the city with a 21% PR that rose to a high of 28% on April 4. A civic official said the drop to single digit has come about after 45 days. The last time the city’s positivity rate was below 9.94% was on March 13, when it stood at 9.62%. In comparison, Delhi had a PR of 32.82% on Thursday. Neighbouring Pune city’s positivity too was 26.6%.
Ward officials said one of the reasons for the dip is a drop in number of index cases. Even wards like M west (Chembur) that were first to see the surge are seeing a dip.
