Maharashtra reports highest Covid-19 cases: BMC said cautious and not to panic

Maharashtra reports highest Covid-19 cases: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) appears to be making a comeback, with a significant increase in cases across two of Asia’s largest cities, Hong Kong and Singapore.

With 164 new cases reported since May 12, India is also seeing a rise in cases. There are currently 257 active COVID-19 cases in India, with Kerala, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu leading the way in this number. In the last week, 69 new cases have been reported in Kerala, 44 in Maharashtra and 34 in Tamil Nadu.

Two deaths have been reported in Maharashtra, according to doctors, they are not COVID-19 deaths, but both the patients were found to be COVID-19 positive.

COVID-19 Cases in Maharashtra:

There are currently 56 active COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra. Two deaths have recently occurred at Mumbai’s King Edward Memorial (KEM) Hospital – a 59-year-old cancer patient and a 14-year-old girl suffering from kidney disease.

Although both patients died of underlying illnesses, they had confirmed COVID-19 infection. Questions have been raised as to why Covid was not written on the death certificate. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has clarified that the two patients died not from Covid-19, but from serious co-morbidities.

It said both the patients were brought to Mumbai for treatment from Sindhudurg and Dombivali. Amid the rising number of cases, Mumbai’s healthcare infrastructure has come under scrutiny.

It is reported that about 200 new primary health centers (PHCs) and sub-centers are unable to function due to lack of staff, funds and facilities. Neha Kadam, a community health volunteer at Kasturba Primary Care Centre in Mumbai, highlighted the problem of lack of staff and infrastructure. “Each staff member is responsible for 1,200 households.

There is no chair for the staff to sit on. “We have to go on the spot to test the patients. The facilities are not as good as they should be. We have to make preparations keeping in mind the increasing cases,” he said.

The Mumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has urged Mumbai residents to be vigilant and not to panic. It said the situation is under control and hospitals are fully prepared.
Very few COVID-19 cases were reported in Mumbai from January 2025 to April 2025.

The BMC said that some cases were reported in May, but their number was extremely limited and no cluster or serious outbreak has been reported so far.

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