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Mumbai: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has projected that Mumbai will have nearly 75,000 cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus by the end of May. According to the BMC, among these, while 12,000 cases are projected to be symptomatic, the remaining 63,000 cases are projected as asymptomatic.
The report suggests that in preparing for the impact, the municipal corporation has begun preparing beds for symptomatic and asymptomatic cases. So far, at least 50,000 isolation beds have been identified in hotels, hostels, sports complexes, educational institutions, gymnasiums, clubs, public and marriage rooms, among others in the city.
According to sources, the iconic Mahalaxmi racecourse will soon house a 300-bed isolation facility. Mahin Nature Park and Joshi School in Dharavi will also become isolation centers with 600 beds each, respectively.
Other isolation centers are being prepared at the Nehru Science Center with 100 beds; Nehru Planetarium and Richardson Cruddas Mills with 200 beds each respectively.
The BMC expects isolation centers with 75,000 beds in total to be ready for weekends.
On May 4, Mumbai recorded 510 new cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus, taking the total number in the city beyond the 9,000 mark. At least 18 people died from the infection in the city, bringing the death toll in Mumbai to 361.
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