26 COVID-19 deaths in Mumbai, 475 new cases, tally 6,457

Twenty-six coronavirus patients -- highest in a day -- died in Mumbai and 475 tested positive for infection on Wednesday, said Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).

It took death toll in country's financial capital to 270 and tally of patients jumped to 6,457 crossing 6,000-mark. A BMC release said that 377 new suspected patients were admitted at various hospitals and 193 recovered patients were discharged.

Till w, 1,427 patients have been discharged from hospitals on recovery. 108 of m were t city residents but were treated here, BMC said. Of 26 COVID-19 patients who died in city on Wednesday, 16 patients had co-morbidities, said BMC. 21 of m were male and five female.

Thirteen of deceased were above 60 years old, 12 were between 40 to 60 years old and one was above 80 years old. On Tuesday, Mumbai had recorded 25 deaths.

An assessment inspector of BMC, involved in food distribution process, died of coronavirus infection at civic-run Kasturba Hospital on Wednesday. A senior BMC official said he was on duty till April 23 when he tested positive for coronavirus.

A junior engineer with water supply and maintenance department of G-rth ward of BMC also tested positive for virus, a source said. BMC said it had created 242 CCC1 (Covid Care Center-1) facilities for local level quarantine for high- riskcontacts of confirmed patients who live in slums or congested areas. se 242 facilities can house 17,000 people.

civic body has also set up 84 CCC2 (Covid Care Center-2) facilities meant for positive asymptomatic or mildlysymptomatic COVID-19 patients who are less than 60 years old. se facilities can house over 14,000 patients.

"As of today re are 6,770 people admitted in CCC1 and 1,474 in CCC2," BMC said.

It has identified nine Hospitals as DCHC (Designated Covid Health Centers) with 627 beds, where Covid positive patients above 60 years of with comorbidity and moderate illness are being treated.

Mumbai's COVID-19 figures are as follows: Positive cases 6,457,new cases 475, deaths 26, discharged 193, active cases 4,760 and patients admitted so far 9,534.