Deaths of 2 patients at KEM Hospital not linked to COVID-19, no need to panic: BMC
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation
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BMC
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However, hospital authorities have clarified that these deaths were not due to COVID-19, but serious diseases like
nephrotic syndrome
with hypocalcemic seizures and cancer, said the statement. Therefore, there was no need for people to panic, said the civic body.
The BMC further stated that COVID-19 is now considered to be endemic and ongoing health problem and very few cases of the infection have been are found and that too sporadically.
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The two patients who died at the hospital were from Sindhudurg district and Dombivli in Thane district and were not residents of Mumbai, the statement said. In the last few days, the number of COVID-19 patients has been found to be increasing in Singapore, Hong Kong, East Asia and some other countries, it said.
"The Health Department of the BMC is constantly monitoring the spread of COVID-19. From January 2025 to April 2025, the number of COVID-19 patients has been found to be very low. But since the beginning of May, there have been some cases of COVID-19. However, the BMC administration is appealing to citizens not to panic in this regard," the statement added.
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Meanwhile, the BMC said it has made arrangements for treatment of COVID-19 patients like earmarking special beds and rooms for them in municipal hospitals in Mumbai. If necessary, this capacity will be increased immediately, the statement added.
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