Mumbai on Monday reported 1,118 new COVID-19 cases, about 38 per cent less than the previous day, while no fresh death due to the infection was registered in the metropolis even as the active tally shot up to 11,331, the local civic body said.

Of these, the number of COVID-19 cases in the city increased to 10,811,865, while the number of victims remained constant at 19,573, according to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).

Mumbai had the number of four-digit coronavirus infections for the seventh day in a row, although it reported 685 fewer COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours compared to 1803 on Sunday.

According to the bulletin, 676 patients recovered from the respiratory illness in the last 24 hours, pushing up their cumulative number to 10,50,961.

The active cases in Mumbai rose to 11,331 and the increase in infections between June 6 and 12 was 0.144 percent, the BMC said. Remarkably, the doubling of coronavirus infections in the financial capital fell below the 500-day threshold in 475 days from 513 days on Sunday.

The level of positivity, as found in 100 tests, was 11.61 percent. The metropolis typically registered fewer COVID-19 cases on Monday compared to other days due to a decline in the number of weekend trials.

According to the bulletin, 9,622 COVID-19 studies were conducted in the metropolis, which is at least since June 6, and their total number reached 1,722,99943. On Sunday, 15,922 swab samples were tested in the city.

Of the 1,118 new cases, 1,046 were asymptomatic and 72 symptomatic patients were admitted to hospitals, six of whom were placed on oxygen support, the BMC said. The bulletin states that out of 24,877 hospital beds reserved for coronavirus patients in the city, only 478 beds are currently occupied.

However, the metropolis remains unoccupied with unsealed buildings and interiors.