Mumbai, Nov 2 (PTI) Mumbai reported 706 new COVID-19 cases, the lowest daily count in more than two months, taking its tally to 2,59,114 on Monday, the city civic body said.

This was the lowest daily COVID-19 count in nearly 70 days. Earlier on August 25, the city had reported 587 cases.

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According to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC) update data, the death toll in the city reached 10,305 with 30 fresh fatalities reported in the past 24-hours.

The number of recovered patients also increased to 2,30,602 with 1,064 more people discharged from hospitals, the civic body said.

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The BMC said the city has a recovery rate of 89 per cent.

So far, 15.45 lakh COVID-19 tests have been conducted in the city, it said.

According to the BMC, the average doubling rate of COVID-19 cases in the city is 182 days, while the average growth rate is 0.39 per cent.

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