Five more dead in city

The n umber of corona fatalities in the State rose to 16 with the death of five patients, including three females, in the city on Wednesday. There was buzz about three more deaths in the city but these were yet to be confirmed by the state health department.

The number of positive cases in Maharashtra is currently 33, of which 30 are from Mumbai, two from Pune and one from Buldana, taking the total number to 335.

“All these deaths were reported in Mumbai; however, none of these patients had any history of international travel. All were contact traced and tested positive for corona,” said an official.

In the last three days, three senior citizens have died at Wockhardt Hospital, with the state health department confirming the death of a 73-year-old woman. Another 84-year-old woman, who died on March 29 at Hiranandani Hospital, was confirmed as having tested positive for the virus on Wednesday.

According to the public health department, 245 positive corona cases have been reported in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), of which 190 are from Mumbai and 55 from Navi Mumbai. SEVEN HILLS DOCTOR INFECTED: An orthopaedic doctor at Seven Hills hospital has been diagnosed with COVID-19 for which he has been isolated at the same hospital. Following this, the hospital has also collected swab samples from 40 people who were in close contact with the doctor.

Meanwhile, the doctor who was in charge of the isolation facility at Seven Hills has been diagnosed as suffering from diarrhoea and fever; he was put on saline and later discharged.

Two new patients were admitted at Bombay Hospital on Wednesday. A 28-year-old man who had visited Turkey two months back has tested positive for coronavirus. Another 53-year-old female with no travel history has been diagnosed with COVID-19. According to doctors, her husband had a recent travel history to London but has been found negative in his swab test.

So far, 705 patients have been hospitalised across the state. Of 7,126 laboratory samples, 6,456 were negative and 335 positive for coronavirus until Wednesday. Forty-one patients have been discharged till date after full recovery, while 24,818 people are in home quarantine and 1,828 people are in institutional quarantine.