The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) sealed off Kalanagar in Bandra East, where Matosree, the residence of Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, is located. A tea stall owner there tested positive for the coronavirus, reported Hindustan Times. “The tea seller was not feeling well for the last four days. On Sunday he was admitted to hospital and had undergone the test. He tested positive for novel coronavirus and has been kept in an isolation ward.” said Dr Daksha Shah, deputy director, health department of the BMC, according to the publication. Reportedly, the personal guards and security in the residence of the chief minister used to frequent the shop.
Even as the national lockdown to check the spread of coronavirus entered the 14th day, as many as 120 fresh COVID-19 cases were reported from Maharashtra, mainly from Mumbai and Pune, taking the total number of the affected people to 868. With seven more deaths reported from Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Thane and Vasai, including that of a woman who is nine-month pregnant, the overall toll mounted to 52 in the state.
The worst-affected Mumbai reported 68 fresh COVID-19 cases, taking the tally of affected people to 526 while the death toll from the financial capital went up to 34, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said in a release.
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Notably, most of the seven deceased had no history of any foreign travel though they were suffering from comorbities like diabetes or hypertension.
