Mumbai reports 357 COVID-19 cases and 11 deaths in 24 hours, city tally soars to 4589

An erratic up-down trend has been seen in country's financial capital amid Coronavirus (COVID-19) as Mumbai reported 357 new cases on Friday, with 11 deaths, stated BMC. report stated that 168 of 357 h tested positive in various testing labs across city between 21 April and 22 April. city's tally currently stands at 4589, with 179 deaths and 595 discharged.

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Earlier in day, state government stated that plasma rapy clinical trials will begin soon on critical COVID-19 patients at Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur, Solapur in institutes run by Ministry of Medical Education. Moreover, state Health minister Rajesh Tope has stated that state currently has only five hotspots - Mumbai, Pune, Malegaon, Nashik, and Nagpur. Swinging into action, BMC has started surveying people above 60 years of who are obese, diabetic, and hypertensive- checking ir oxygen levels on a ward-basis and picked up for furr action, if y reveal low oxygen levels.

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BMC revises testing criteria

Last week, 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 h very mild or symptoms.

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Mumbai under containment

BMC has set up 861 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 - recording 220 cases with 14 deaths. BMC is also going to distribute anti-malarial Hydroxychloroqune tablets among Dharavi residents as a preventive measure. Moreover, Centre's inter-ministerial team which has visited several areas of Mumbai's containment zones - has recommended ding more isolation beds as number cases rise in Mumbai.