Mumbai's coronavirus tally surges past 4,000; eight more die
Mumbai, Apr 23 () The tally of coronavirus cases inin Mumbai crossed the 4,000-mark with the addition of 478 newpatients on Thursday, while the death toll increased to 168,the city civic body said.
The number of deaths due to coronavirus increased to168 as eight more people succumbed to the disease, accordingto a Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) release.
"Out of these eight patients, five were ill for long,"the release said.
With the addition of 478 new cases, three of thememployees of BEST undertaking, the tally in Mumbai, the cityworst affected by COVID-19 in Maharashtra, shot up to 4,232.
The civic body said 473 patients have recovered fromthe disease so far and 48 of them were discharged fromhospitals on Thursday.
At present, the city has 3,593 active coronaviruscases.
The BMC said samples of 297 patients tested positivefor COVID-19 in various labs between April 20 and 21 and theirreports were received on Thursday, the release said.
"These patients have already been admitted inisolation wards and are under treatment," said the BMC.
According to the civic body, over 92,112 people werehome quarantined so far. Of these, 18,207 have completed theirmandatory 14-day-long quarantine period.
Meanwhile, a senior official of Brihanmumbai ElectricSupply and Transport (BEST) undertaking said three of itsemployees from the suburban Goregaon depot have testedpositive for coronavirus.
Following this, 15 other employees of the civictransport body have been quarantined, he said.
BEST is providing transport services to emergency andessential service staffers in large parts of the MumbaiMetropolitan Region. KK NPRSY RSY