Covid-19 at Mumbai Hospitals: At least 230 Resident Doctors Test Positive, 8 in Neighbouring Thane

At least 230 resident doctors at government hospitals in Mumbai have tested positive for coronavirus in the last three days, a senior office-bearer of their association said.

Ganesh Solunke, president of the JJ Hospital chapter of the Maharashtra Association of Resident Doctors (MARD), said on Wednesday that 73 resident doctors at this state-run hospital in central Mumbai have tested positive for Covid-19 in the last 72 hours. He added said that a total of 230 resident doctors from various hospitals in Mumbai have been infected in the last three days.

Besides, 60 resident doctors at the King Edward Memorial (KEM) Hospital, 80 at the Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital and another seven at R N Cooper Hospital have also contracted the viral infection, he added. These three hospitals are run by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).

Further, in the neighbouring Thane city, eight resident doctors at the civic-run Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Hospital have tested positive for the virus. Maharashtra on Wednesday reported 26,538 new coronavirus cases including 15,166 in Mumbai, the highest-ever daily count in the metropolis, and eight fatalities.

(With inputs from PTI)

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