Registering single-biggest jump since the beginning of the pandemic, Mumbai on Thursday saw 522 more people testing positive, taking the total number of coronavirus cases to 4,025 or 65% of Maharashtra’s total. Other places in the state recorded 256 new Covid-19 cases that increased the tally to 6,427.
The previous largest single-day spike for Mumbai was on April 19, with 456 cases. BMC officials said that fourteen patients also died on Thursday, which took the death toll to 283. The number of deaths in the city rose by six to 167, officials said.
Of the 14 deaths, three were under 40 years of age, nine between 40-59, and two above 60. Seven of them also had diabetes, hypertension, asthma or heart disease.
#Coronavirus #COVID19 #DonaldTrump
As an independent media platform, we do not take advertisements from governments and corporate houses. It is you, our readers, who have supported us on our journey to do honest and unbiased journalism. Please contribute, so that we can continue to do the same in future.
