The union of municipal employees on Wednesday claimed that five more BMC employees had succumbed to COVID-19. Up to May 8, six civic employees had lost their lives to Corona. But the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation hasn't published any clear data in this regard.

According to the information shared by BEST, a wing of the BMC, nine employees have died and 137 have reported COVID-19 positive up to May 19. According to the Maharashtra State Police, eight police personnel from MMR and three from other parts of the state have lost their lives to COVID-19.