<p>The peak of the Omicron-triggered third wave of Covid-19 pandemic seems to be over in the financial capital of Mumbai even as Maharashtra experienced a drop of nearly 10,000 cases on Monday.</p>.<p>During the day, the state recorded 31,111 cases and 24 deaths taking the progressive total to 72,42,921 and 1,41,832, respectively.</p>.<p>The active cases in the state now stands at 2,67,334, according to the Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme of the Public Health Department.</p>.<p>On Sunday, the state recorded 41,327 cases - and the drop on Monday was 10,216.</p>.<p>Mumbai recorded 5,956 cases while the same for the larger Mumbai metropolitan region was 12,885 cases.</p>.<p>“The test positivity rate in Mumbai is down to around 13 per cent now. So it's certain that Mumbai has crossed the peak of the third wave of Covid-10 orchestrated by the Omicron variant,” said Dr Ishwar Gilada, the secretary general of Organised Medicine Academic Guild.</p>.<p><strong>Watch latest videos by DH here:</strong></p>
<p>The peak of the Omicron-triggered third wave of Covid-19 pandemic seems to be over in the financial capital of Mumbai even as Maharashtra experienced a drop of nearly 10,000 cases on Monday.</p>.<p>During the day, the state recorded 31,111 cases and 24 deaths taking the progressive total to 72,42,921 and 1,41,832, respectively.</p>.<p>The active cases in the state now stands at 2,67,334, according to the Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme of the Public Health Department.</p>.<p>On Sunday, the state recorded 41,327 cases - and the drop on Monday was 10,216.</p>.<p>Mumbai recorded 5,956 cases while the same for the larger Mumbai metropolitan region was 12,885 cases.</p>.<p>“The test positivity rate in Mumbai is down to around 13 per cent now. So it's certain that Mumbai has crossed the peak of the third wave of Covid-10 orchestrated by the Omicron variant,” said Dr Ishwar Gilada, the secretary general of Organised Medicine Academic Guild.</p>.<p><strong>Watch latest videos by DH here:</strong></p>
