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Mumbai on Thursday reported 1,425 new cases of coronavirus, with which the city’s tally climbed to 6,93,664. The death toll shot up to 14,468 with 59 fatalities, and now, the metropolis is left with 29,391 active cases. Along with COVID-19, Maharashtra is now also battling Mucormycosis — the rare but fatal black fungus — and Health Minister Rajesh Tope told PM Modi that is the state’s prime concern as of now.In other news, the death toll on Barge P305 that sank in the Arabian Sea went up to 49 with the recovery of more bodies even as the Navy and the Coast Guard searched for 37 other missing persons since the severe cyclonic storm Tauktae battered the region.Read all the latest updates from Mumbai and surrounding regions here:Read Less
THE TIMES OF INDIA | May 21, 2021, 09:18:24 IST
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