Updated On: 19 May, 2025 08:47 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
It also clarified that the deaths of two patients in the civic-run KEM Hospital in Parel were owing to comorbidities. "The hospital authorities have clarified that the deaths of the woman and the 14-year-old occurred owing to serious diseases such as nephrotic syndrome with hypocalcemic seizures and cancer," read a BMC statement

In view of the rising number of Covid-19 patients in Singapore and Hong Kong, the BMC has made arrangements for the treatment of patients, such as earmarking special beds and rooms for them in municipal hospitals. Representational pic
Amid concerns of a possible Covid-19 outbreak, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Monday released a statement and appealed that there is no need for panic, reported news agency PTI.
"The Health Department of the BMC is constantly monitoring the spread of COVID-19. From January 2025 to April 2025, the number of COVID-19 patients has been found to be very low. But since the beginning of May, there have been some cases of COVID-19. However, the BMC administration is appealing to citizens not to panic in this regard," the statement read.