Mumbai: Total number of COVID-19 cases rises to 3754 in the metropolis

COVID-19 cases has increased disturbingly both in spread and speed since past three weeks in the country. The entire country is under lockdown till May 3.

Mumbai is one of the worst hit cities by COVID-19. On Wednesday, Mumbai 309 fresh new cases were reported, taking the total number of the affected people in the metropolis to 3754, the BMC said.

Simultaneously, the number of deaths due to COVID-19 disease rose to 160 with 10 more deaths being reported, including confirmation of the seven deaths that had occurred between April 14 and 18 by the state government, it said in a release.

While the number of the active coronavirus patients in Mumbai stood at 3169, a total of 425 people have been discharged so far after recovery, including 17 people in the last 24 hours, it said.