Mumbai reported less than 2,000 new coronavirus cases for the fourth time this month on Friday with 1,657 infections coming to light. The city also recorded 62 deaths during the day, the BMC said. The caseload in the country s financial capital rose to 6,85,705 and death toll reached 14,138, said an official of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). The city had reported 1,946 new cases and 68 fatalities on Thursday. Since the beginning of May, the daily count of infections has stayed below the 4,000-mark. This week the city has recorded less than 2,000 new cases four times. According to the BMC, of the latest fatalities,31 patients had co-morbidities, six were under 40 years of age, while 34 were senior citizens.
Read more about Maharashtra to compile database of mucormycosis to assess its spread on Business Standard. The Maharashtra health department has decided to create a separate database of cases of mucormycosis, primarily being found in Covid-19 patients, to assess its actual spread and how to tackle it
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) issued a global bid on Wednesday to procure one crore COVID vaccine doses to vaccinate citizens in Mumbai at the earliest. BMC has issued a global bid today to acquire one crore COVID-19 vaccines to vaccinate citizens in Mumbai at the earliest on a massive scale in its decisive fight against coronavirus, said Municipal Commissioner IS Chahal. BMC s move comes after Maharashtra Minister Aditya Thackeray on Monday said the municipal body will explore possibilities of global procurement of COVID vaccines to meet the inoculation demand. Looking at the need for adequate vaccines to ensure that vaccination is swift and efficient, after discussing the issue with Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, as guardian minister of Mumbai, we have asked BMC to explore possibilities of global procurement of vaccines, Thackeray had said.
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Mumbaiâs civic body is looking to import one crore Covid-19 vaccines to supplement existing domestic supply.The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation said in a notification global and local manufacturers, wholesalers and authorised dealers can submit their interest for the same during May 12-18. âBMC has resolved to make every possible effort in future also to acquire sufficient quantity of Covid-19 vaccines to vaccinate all eligible ci.
Mumbaiâs civic body is looking to import one crore Covid-19 vaccines to supplement existing domestic supply.
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation said in a notification global and local manufacturers, wholesalers and authorised dealers can submit their interest for the same during May 12-18. âBMC has resolved to make every possible effort in future also to acquire sufficient quantity of Covid-19 vaccines to vaccinate all eligible citizens of Mumbai on a war-footi
Read more about Covid vaccination lowers cases, deaths among elderly in some Indian states on Business Standard. India began vaccinating healthcare and frontline workers on January 16, 2021; people over the age of 60 from March 1,people between the ages of 45 and 59 from April 1.