With the total number of Coronavirus positive cases in the state reaching 130, two more deaths were reported in the city on Thursday. While a 65-year-old woman from the eastern suburbs passed away while undergoing treatment at the General Hospital in Vashi, another woman of the same age died at Kasturba Hospital late Thursday evening. While several new COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in the city, it has been found that there is discrepancy in the figures given out by the state government and Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).

According to the state health department, the 65-year-old woman from the suburbs was suffering from diabetes and high blood pressure. Officials said that she was first taken to Tandon Hospital in Chembur after which she was shifted to D Y Patil Hospital in Nerul and was finally taken to General Hospital in Vashi after her condition deteriorated. She died on March 24 after which her samples were sent to Kasturba Hospital for testing. They were found to be positive for Coronavirus on March 25.
The second casualty is a 65-year-old woman who had tested positive after she was admitted to Kasturba Hospital on March 23. Civic officials said that she was suffering from diabetes, hypertension and breathlessness at the time of admission. She died late Thursday evening.