Nearly 1 in 3 tests Covid positive; Mumbai’s count surges to 20,000, 75% more than Delta peak

The city set a new record for daily Covid-19 infections as it reported nearly 20,000 cases on Thursday, shattering projections that the third wave could peak at such a count. The addition of 19,780 fresh cases beat the previous all-time high of 15,014 reported just a day prior.