<p>Mumbai recorded 8,832 new coronavirus cases on Friday, the highest one-day rise since the pandemic began, the civic body said.</p>.<p>The city had reported 8,646 new cases the day before, a record which Friday's tally surpassed.</p>.<p>As many as 20 deaths were reported on Friday, highest since the beginning of December 2020, according to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).</p>.<p>The tally of Covid-19 cases in the country's financial capital thus rose to 4,32,192 and the death toll reached 11,724.</p>.<p><strong>Also read — <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/west/cannot-rule-out-imposing-lockdown-in-maharashtra-cm-uddhav-thackeray-969563.html" target="_blank">Cannot rule out imposing lockdown in Maharashtra: CM Uddhav Thackeray</a></strong></p>.<p>The city had witnessed 20 deaths on December 2 after which the daily toll had declined.</p>.<p>As many as 44,328 Covid-19 tests were carried out during the day, taking the total of tests done to 41,74,259.</p>.<p>Also, 5,352 patients were discharged from hospitals, which took the number of recoveries to 3,61,043.</p>.<p>The recovery rate has gone down to 84 per cent, while the growth rate of Covid-19 cases has risen to 1.46 per cent and doubling rate (period during which caseload doubles) has dropped to 46 days.</p>
<p>Mumbai recorded 8,832 new coronavirus cases on Friday, the highest one-day rise since the pandemic began, the civic body said.</p>.<p>The city had reported 8,646 new cases the day before, a record which Friday's tally surpassed.</p>.<p>As many as 20 deaths were reported on Friday, highest since the beginning of December 2020, according to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).</p>.<p>The tally of Covid-19 cases in the country's financial capital thus rose to 4,32,192 and the death toll reached 11,724.</p>.<p><strong>Also read — <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/west/cannot-rule-out-imposing-lockdown-in-maharashtra-cm-uddhav-thackeray-969563.html" target="_blank">Cannot rule out imposing lockdown in Maharashtra: CM Uddhav Thackeray</a></strong></p>.<p>The city had witnessed 20 deaths on December 2 after which the daily toll had declined.</p>.<p>As many as 44,328 Covid-19 tests were carried out during the day, taking the total of tests done to 41,74,259.</p>.<p>Also, 5,352 patients were discharged from hospitals, which took the number of recoveries to 3,61,043.</p>.<p>The recovery rate has gone down to 84 per cent, while the growth rate of Covid-19 cases has risen to 1.46 per cent and doubling rate (period during which caseload doubles) has dropped to 46 days.</p>