Coronavirus India Live Updates: Country records 2,858 new Covid-19 cases, 11 deaths

A healthcare worker collects a swab sample from a passenger for Covid-19 testing amid a surge in coronavirus cases, at a railway station in Prayagraj. (PTI)

Mumbai on Friday reported 155 new Covid-19 cases and one death, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said. The caseload in India’s financial capital thus rose to 10,61,332 while death toll reached 19,564. The city recorded a Covid-19-related death for the first time after April 30, BMC data showed. As many as 116 patients recovered during the day, taking the total of recoveries to 10,40,870. There are 898 active patients in the metropolis now.

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