Mumbai COVID-19 tally mounts to 590 with 100 new deaths: BMC
Apr 7, 2020, 19:42 IST
Mumbai, April 7 () At least 100 fresh COVID-19cases were reported from Mumbai on Tuesday, taking the totalnumber of the affected people so far to 590, the civic bodysaid.
Simultaneously, the death toll rose to 40 with fivepeople succumbing to the infection, the Brihanmumbai MunicipalCorporation (BMC) stated in a release.
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