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Mumbai's Covid-19 recovery rate better than national average: Data

According to the BMC, the number of coronavirus cases in the city on Friday rose to 98,979, while the death toll due to the pandemic reached 5,582

Covid-19 patients are seen inside a quarantine centre at CWG Village, in New Delhi on Thursday. Photo: ANI

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Mumbai's recovery rate is nearly 15 per cent more than that of Maharashtra, which is 55.62 per cent

2 min read Last Updated : Jul 18 2020 | 2:31 PM IST

Even as Mumbai's Covid-19 case count is nearing the one lakh-mark, the recovery rate of the country's financial capital is nearly 70 per cent, which is seven per cent more than the national average, official data has revealed.

A release issued by the Press Information Bureau (PIB) on Friday said that there were 3,42,756 Covid 19 cases in the country (till Friday) and the number of recovered patients was approximately 6.35 lakh, which was 63 per cent of the reported cases.

Mumbai's recovery rate is nearly 15 per cent more than that of Maharashtra, which is 55.62 per cent, it

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