Mumbai, Sep 3 (PTI) The coronavirus case tally in Mumbai reached 1,50,095 on Thursday with 1,526 new patients being recorded, said an official of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).

The death toll in the financial capital of the country reached 7,761 with 37 new fatalities, he said.

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Of 37 deaths, 23 deaths were caused by various co- morbidities, the official added.

With 859 coronavirus patients being discharged from the hospitals, the number of recovered patients in the city increased to 1,20,561.

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As per the BMC, the city'srate of recovery is 80 per cent. The average growth rate of COVID-19 cases is 0.90 per cent, while the doubling rate of cases is 78 days.

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