Mumbai's COVID-19 cases up by 998 to 16,579; death toll 621

Mumbai, May 14 () In the biggest ever single-dayrise of coronavirus positive cases in Mumbai so far, as manyas 998 new COVID-19 patients were found on Thursday, takingthe city's tally to 16,579, the Brihanmumbai MunicipalCorporation (BMC) said.

As the virus claimed 25 more lives in the metropolis,the death toll increased to 621, it said.

Of the 998 cases, 364 had been confirmed by privatelabs and these cases were registered with the BMC on Thursday.

The civic body also informed that so far 4,234patients have been discharged after recovery, with 443 of thembeing sent back home from hospitals on Thursday alone. KKNP NP