Mumbai reports 135 new cases and 6 deaths; additional 154 cases added to overall tally

With Maharashtra government allowing partially opening of orange and green zones from Monday, its financial capital - Mumbai on Sunday, reported 135 new cases and 6 deaths. BMC stated 154 patients who had tested positive between 14th and 16th April have been added to city's progressive tally, as lab reports were received on Sunday. city's tally currently stands at 2798 cases and 131 deaths.

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BMC revises testing criteria

On Wednesday, BMC revised COVID-19 testing criteria, differing from ICMR guidelines to 'avoid unnecessary testing of asymptomatic persons'. new guidelines exclude asymptomatic high-risk persons from testing but quarantines m. Swabs will be taken only if asymptomatic person develops symptoms within 14 days of quarantine. Moreover, high-risk contacts may be tested on between 5th & 14th day of quarantine after 'careful observation', states BMC - inspite CM Thackeray claiming 70 to 75% of patients had very mild or symptoms.

Dharavi reports 20 fresh COVID-19 cases, area tally with 138 cases and 11 deaths

Mumbai under containment

BMC has set up 438 containment zones throughout Mumbai since rise in number of cases. With over 1 million people living in five square kilometer area, Dharavi is Mumbai's most densely populated area and has been under severe scrutiny. As Dharavi's case tally touches 138 with 11 deaths, BMC has started screening all 7.5 lakh residents of Asia's biggest slum. Maharashtra health minister Rajesh Tope has stated that growth rate of virus is slowing in state, which has w been echoed by  Centre too.

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Maharashtra partially opens 'orange & green zones'

Earlier in day, CM Uddhav Thackeray anunced that state government will partially resumption of ecomic activities from April 20 in Green and Orange zones. However, he clarified that movement of workers and inter-district travel will t be allowed to contain spread of vel coronavirus. Prior to PM Modi's anuncement extending lockdown till May 3,  Thackeray anunced that lockdown will be extended in Maharashtra at least till April 30.  Currently, Maharashtra tops all states in India with 3651 cases and 211 deaths.