MUMBAI: Covid-19 mortality in the city declined by 72% in February compared to January when the third wave had arrived and peaked. The city witnessed less than 100 deaths (68) in the month -- one of the lowest monthly averages seen in the pandemic -- against January’s 247 fatalities.
Covid-19 deaths dropped in the state too but not as steeply as in the city. The state saw 1,086 deaths in February, a 14% fall compared to 1,267 deaths in January. Dr Avinash Supe, who heads the state's Covid death audit committee, said that the case fatality rates (CFR) due to the pandemic virus were at its lowest.
