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No second Covid wave in Mumbai, case spike due to higher testing: BMC chief

Over 5.6 million Covid-19 cases have been reported in the country so far, 30% from Maharashtra alone. Mumbai is reporting around 2,000-2200 cases daily

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2 min read Last Updated : Sep 24 2020 | 8:44 PM IST

There is absolutely no second wave of Covid-19 in Mumbai and the increase in the number of positive cases is only due to doubling of tests, municipal commissioner I S Chahal said today.

Over 5.6 million Covid-19 positive cases have been reported in the country so far and 30 per cent of them are from Maharashtra. Mumbai is reporting around 2,000-2200 cases daily.

"From September 1 we increased the number of Covid-19 tests from 6,000-7,000 to 15,000-16,000 each day. We are maintaining that momentum," Chahal said while reasoning the increase in positive cases. " It is a stimulated spike. We decided we

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