Mumbai COVID-19 count rises to 2,120; toll 121

April 17, 2020 21:33

The number of COVID-19 patients in Mumbai rose to 2,120 on Friday with 77 more persons testing coronavirus positive, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said.

The death toll in the megapolis due to the pandemic reached 121 on Friday, as five more persons succumbed to the infection, the civic body said in a release.

According to the BMC, 37 patients have so far recovered and discharged from the hospital, which took the number of cured persons in the city to 239.

It added that 201 persons have been admitted to the hospitals for possible exposure to coronavirus. -- PTI

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