COVID-19: BMC appeals to Mumbaikars to test more
IANS / Updated: May 3, 2021, 20:23 IST
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Mumbai: Concerned at the sharp drop in the number of Covid-19 tests being conducted in the country's commercial capital, the
BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (
BMC) on Monday appealed to Mumbaikars to undergo tests and help flush out the coronavirus from the city's environment.
Municipal Commissioner I.S. Chahal said that the city's highest single-day testing from March 2020 till February 10 this year when the second wave hit
Mumbai was 24,500.
Soon afterwards, the testing shot up by more than double and touched the maximum 56,000 tests on a single day on April 21, and the previous month (April) averaged at 44,000 tests conducted daily.