In view of rising concerns among the employees of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) regarding the COVID-19 deaths happening within the system, the General Administration Department of the civic body has asked the heads of all departments to send in details about those who have died due to the viral infection.

While the BEST and Mumbai police have been updating data about the positive cases and deaths of their frontline workers, the BMC — which has over 50,000 workers on COVID-19 duty — has no clear information on the same.

mid-day had published a report on the BMC's lack of data on the matter on May 21 (Five more civic staffers succumb: Union). Issuing a circular to all departments, joint commissioner of the BMC Milind Sawant has sought information on the total number of positive cases and deaths of employees.