Twelve COVID-19 patients in Mumbai cured of the deadly infection

In a positive development, twelve COVID-19 patients admitted in Mumbai's Kasturba Hospital have tested negative in their two consecutive samples. 

As many as 12 COVID-19 patients in Mumbai have been cured of the deadly viral infection, a senior civic official said on Tuesday. They were being treated at various civic- run hospitals here for last some days," said Daksha Shah, deputy director of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC) health department.

"In the last couple of days, we noticed these 12 patients getting better. Their fresh swab samples were sent for tests and the results came out negative," another BMC official said.

Hence, the authorities have decided to discharge them soon, the official added.

So far, 101 coronavirus cases have been reported from Maharashtra.