Mumbai's COVID-19 tally swells to 1.03 lakh; cases grow at 1.18% from July 15-20

With 995 persons testing positive for vel coronavirus in Mumbai on Tuesday, July 21,  city's COVID-19 tally surged to 1,03,262. At present, re are 23,893 active COVID-19 cases in city. number of recovered soared to 73,555 after 905 patients were discharged in day. Meanwhile, 62 COVID-19 deaths were reported on Tuesday, propelling Mumbai's fatality toll to 5,814. 46 of aforesaid deceased had co-morbidities.

4,43,083 COVID-19 tests have been conducted in various laboratories across Mumbai till July 20. number of COVID-19 cases in city grew at a rate of 1.18% from July 15-July 20. As of July 20, 5,346 CCC2 beds out of total capacity of 24,045 beds are occupied. number of oxygen beds, ventilator beds, and ICU beds in Mumbai stands at 11,288, 1,054, and 1,748 respectively. 

While re are 654 active containment zones currently, 6,087 buildings have been sealed. 4,683 high-risk contacts have been traced in last 24 hours. At present, 7,541 high-risk contacts are admitted to Corona Care Centres 1. patient doubling rate in city is 59 days. recovery rate of Mumbai district is 71%. 

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BMC cracks down on private hospitals

Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has cracked down on private hospitals for over-charging COVID-19 patients. An auditor looked into a total of 1,115 complaints, out of 625 complaints were from 37 hospitals. As per inspection, patients had been overcharged by 10.48%. Instead of total billing of Rs.12.54 crore, it was inflated to Rs.14.01 crore.

Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray revealed that over Rs.1.47 crore has been refunded to patients who were charged in excess. Already, state government had issued instructions on rates to be charged for beds commissioned for vel coronavirus patients. 80% of beds in private hospitals were commissioned for this purpose. 

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