Summary:
As the virus claimed 49 more lives, the death toll rose to 1,068 while the total number of cases reached 29,100. Of 29,100 cases and 1,068 deaths, Mumbai alone accounts for 17,671 infections and 655 fatalities. Mumbai reported 933 of the 1,576 new cases and 34 of the 49 deaths on Friday. 334 patients were also discharged from hospitals during the day, taking the number of recovered patients to 4,568. The entire Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) has reported 21,925 cases and 718 deaths, the state government data showed..