Mumbai's COVID-19 cases cross 15,000-mark; death toll 595

Mumbai, May 13 () The count of coronavirus positivepatients in Mumbai crossed the 15,000-mark on Wednesday after800 more persons were found infected, the BrihanmumbaiMunicipal Corporation (BMC) said.

The number of COVID-19 cases in the country'sfinancial rose to 15,581 from 14,781 after new patients werefound in the past 24 hours, it said.

The civic body said that the death toll in the citygrew to 595 as coronavirus claimed 40 more lives.

Of the 800 new cases detected in the last 24 hours,198 tested positive in the tests conducted at various privatelabs, the BMC said.

The first coronavirus positive case in the megapoliswas found on March 11, while the first death due to theinfection was reported on March 17, it added. KKNP NP