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Mumbai civic body denies suppressing COVID-19 death toll

Nitin Naresh May 10, 2021

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Mumbai civic body denies suppressing COVID-19 death toll

Mumbai Civic Body Denies 'Suppressing Covid-19 Deaths' Claim by BJP Leader Fadnavis

The Mumbai civic body has denied allegations of suppressing the COVID-19
death and infection figures and said it was recording the number of
fatalities as per protocols laid down by the WHO and ICMR.

BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday accused the Shiv Sena-ruled
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) of under-reporting COVID-19
fatalities and “manipulating” the viral infection rate in the city.

Mumbai civic body denies suppressing Covid-19 death toll | Deccan Herald

In a statement issued on Sunday, the BMC said it was completely
transparent in reporting the number of COVID-19 fatalities and cases,
and in conducting the tests.

<p style="user-select: auto;"><span style="font-size: 20px;">The civic body rejected the criticism that it was creating a false</span><br /><span style="font-size: 20px;">picture that the <a style="user-select: auto;" href="https://www.inventiva.co.in/stories/shrija/india-witnesses-deadliest-week-of-covid-19-pandemic-more-than-22-lakh-cases-contributed-by-india-in-just-a-week-negligent-government-refuses-to-acknowledge-its-culpability/">pandemic</a> situation in Mumbai was being brought under</span><br /><span style="font-size: 20px;">control.</span></p><div class="stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter"><div class="stream-item-size" style=""><script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1021095747182828" crossorigin="anonymous"></script></div></div> <p style="user-select: auto;"><span style="font-size: 20px;">“The allegation is completely baseless and the BMC administration</span><br /><span style="font-size: 20px;">rejects it. The COVID-19 testing and recording of deaths due to the</span><br /><span style="font-size: 20px;">infection were being done as per the criteria laid down by the World</span><br /><span style="font-size: 20px;">Health Organisation (WHO) and the Indian Council of Medical Research</span><br /><span style="font-size: 20px;">(ICMR),” it said.</span></p><div class="stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter"><div class="stream-item-size" style=""><script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1021095747182828" crossorigin="anonymous"></script></div></div> <p style="user-select: auto;"><span style="font-size: 20px;">The BMC said the civic administration was committed towards “mission</span><br /><span style="font-size: 20px;">zero”, which aims to bring the COVID-19 situation under control</span><br /><span style="font-size: 20px;">step-by-step.</span></p><div class="stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter"><div class="stream-item-size" style=""><script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1021095747182828" crossorigin="anonymous"></script></div></div> <p style="user-select: auto;"><span style="font-size: 20px;">In a letter to Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, Fadnavis had</span><br /><span style="font-size: 20px;">said the BMC was attributing the deaths of some COVID-19 patients to</span><br /><span style="font-size: 20px;">‘other reasons’ and thus, suppressing the real toll of the viral infection.</span></p><div class="stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter"><div class="stream-item-size" style=""><script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1021095747182828" crossorigin="anonymous"></script></div></div> <p style="user-select: auto;"><span style="font-size: 20px;">The leader of opposition in Maharashtra Assembly had also alleged that</span><br /><span style="font-size: 20px;">the BMC was manipulating the infection rate by relying more on Rapid</span><br /><span style="font-size: 20px;">Antigen Tests.</span></p><div class="stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter"><div class="stream-item-size" style=""><script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1021095747182828" crossorigin="anonymous"></script></div></div> <p style="user-select: auto;"><span style="font-size: 20px;">Notably, the Supreme Court recently praised the BMC for managing the</span><br /><span style="font-size: 20px;">second wave of COVID-19 efficiently.</span></p><div class="stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter"><div class="stream-item-size" style=""><script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1021095747182828" crossorigin="anonymous"></script></div></div> <p style="user-select: auto;"><span style="font-size: 20px;">With the addition of 2,403 cases on Sunday, Mumbai’s COVID-19 tally rose</span><br /><span style="font-size: 20px;">to 6,76,475, while 68 deaths pushed the toll to 13,817, an official said.</span></p> <p style="user-select: auto;"><span style="font-size: 20px;">It was the second consecutive day that the country’s financial capital</span><br /><span style="font-size: 20px;">saw a daily addition of less than 3,000 cases.</span></p> <p style="user-select: auto;"><span style="font-size: 20px;">A total of 3,375 people were discharged during the day, raising the</span><br /><span style="font-size: 20px;">overall recovery count in Mumbai to 6,13,418, as per official figures.</span></p> <p style="user-select: auto;"> </p>