884 new coronavirus cases in Mumbai, 41 deaths

Mumbai, May 16 () As many as 884 new COVID-19 caseswere recorded in Mumbai on Saturday, taking the tally of casesin the city to 18,396, while death toll due to the pandemicrose to 696 with 41 new deaths.

238 patients were discharged from city hospitalsduring the day, said the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation(BMC).

Of 18,396 cases, 4,806 have recovered so far.

The BMC also said that of the 41 deaths recorded onSaturday, 14 had taken place between May 7 and 12.

26 of them were male and 15 female. 24 of 41 patientshad comorbidities, two were below the age of 40, 27 were above60 while 12 were between the ages of40 and 60 . MRKRK KRK