A COVID-19 positive Deputy Municipal Commissioner of Mumbai’s civic body, the BMC, died on Tuesday, 9 June. The 54-year-old senior BMC official had tested positive a day before that, on Monday, 8 June.
The BMC deputy municipal commissioner was reportedly asymptomatic, and his family informed the authorities about his deteriorating health, reported Livemint. He was declared dead when a team of officials reached his home.
Some of these projects included the Gargai dam, completion of a 15 km water tunnel between Gundawali and Bhandup among others.
BMC officials along with doctors, hospital staff and the police have been on the forefront of the COVID-19 fight in Mumbai. As of 9 June, Mumbai has recorded at least 50,878 COVID-19 cases.
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