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As 160,000 vaccine doses arrive in Mumbai, drive to resume on Sat, says BMC

BMC has said the vaccination drive against Covid-19 will resume at civic and government-run centres in Mumbai from Saturday as fresh stock of over 160,000 doses had arrived

All religious institutions can reopen for the public from August 23: BMC

All religious institutions including temples, mosques, churches and others can reopen for the public in the state capital from August 23

Mumbai reports 288 new Covid-19 cases, 3 deaths, 412 recoveries

Mumbai on Tuesday reported 288 new cases of Covid-19, slightly up from a day ago, taking the total to 7,35,659, while three more patients succumbed to the infection, the city civic body said.

At 351, Mumbai reports lowest Covid cases in nearly 6 months; 10 die

Mumbai on Tuesday reported 351 fresh COVID-19 cases, the lowest daily count after January 25, while 10 patients succumbed to the infection, the city civic body said. The city had reported 348 COVID-19 cases on January 25. With 351 cases, the cumulative caseload increased to 7,31,914, while 10 fresh deaths pushed the fatality count to 15,726, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said in a statement. The city also saw the discharge of 525 patients during the day, taking the recovery tally to 7,07,654, it said. There are now 6,161 active cases in Mumbai. As many as 22,015 coronavirus tests were conducted in the last 24 hours, taking their cumulative figure to 78,11,748, the statement stated. While the COVID-19 recovery rate of Mumbai stood at 97 per cent, the overall growth rate of cases for the period July 13 to 19 was 0.06 per cent. The case doubling rate is now 1,063 days, the civic body said. Currently, there are seven active containment zones and 58 sealed buildings

Mumbai sees 402 Covid-19 cases, lowest since Feb 9; reports 14 deaths

Mumbai on Monday reported 402 Covid cases, the lowest daily addition since February 9 when the rise was 375, and 14 deaths, taking the tally to 7,31,563 and the toll to 15,716, a civic official said.

Mumbai rains: Water complex hit, boil drinking water, BMC tells citizens

Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation on Sunday asked citizens to boil water before drinking as heavy rains over the last two days had led to flooding in the water purification complex at Bhandup

Victims of vaccination fraud will be inoculated soon, BMC tells HC

A separate drive will be undertaken to inoculate more than 2,000 persons in Mumbai who became the victims of bogus COVID-19 vaccination camps, the BMC told the Bombay HC

Maharashtra reports 7,243 Covid cases, 196 deaths; 10,978 patients recover

Maharashtra reported 7,243 new coronavirus cases and 196 fatalities on Tuesday, taking the tally of infections to 61,72,645 and death toll to 1,26,220, a health department official said.

BMC suspends Friday vaccination drive at civic, govt centres in Mumbai

Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation on Thursday announced that the Covid-19 vaccination drive in all civic and government-run vaccination centres will be suspended today due to a shortage of vaccines

Draft guidelines prepared to prevent fake vaccination drives: BMC tells HC

BMC has told the Bombay High Court that it has formulated draft guidelines to prevent fake vaccination camps at private housing societies, offices, educational institutions and other premises

Mumbai restaurants, salons to reopen with 50% occupancy in new unlock norms

Maharashtra labels districts into five categories for reopening in coronavirus pandemic

BMC rejects all nine vaccine bids, in talk with Dr Reddy's for Sputnik jab

DRL has shown willingness to provide a limited quantity of the Russian shot to the civic body in June under a pilot programme

Covid-19 crisis: Over no response, states relax global vaccine tender norms

BMC was the first civic body in the country to float a global tender for purchasing vaccines

Coronavirus: Mumbai adds 1,544 new cases with lowest tests in May

Mumbai reported 1,544 fresh coronavirus positive cases following testing of 22,430 samples, the lowest such number so far this month, says city civic body

Maharashtra: BMC issues global bid to acquire 10 mn Covid vaccine doses

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) issued a global bid on Wednesday to procure ten million Covid vaccine doses to vaccinate citizens in Mumbai at the earliest

Mumbai civic body gets nod to explore global procurement of Covid vaccines

Maharashtra Minister Aditya Thackeray on Monday said the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will explore possibilities of global procurement of Covid vaccines to meet the inoculation demand

BMC to procure Covid-19 shots, devises steps to make vaccination accessible

The corporation also plans to set up vaccination centres in each of 24 municipal wards and has also issued vaccination guidelines for housing societies

A tale of two cities

The way Delhi and Mumbai have prepared to take on the pandemic brings out their professional differences

BMC receives fresh stock of 100,000 Covid-19 vaccine doses on Tuesday night

Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) received a fresh stock of 100,000 Covid vaccine doses on Tuesday night and it will resume vaccination of people above 45 years at government centres.

Enough capacity to increase Covid-19 tests in Mumbai: Diagnostic labs

BMC chief expressed concern after daily tests dropped to 28,000 on Sunday