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Updated April 19th, 2020 at 12:03 IST

BJP's Kirit Somaiya accuses Uddhav sarkar of fudging Mumbai's Covid figures; gives 'proof'

The BJP on Saturday accused the Shiv Sena-led Maharashtra government of fudging the number of COVID-19 cases in Mumbai, seemingly giving 'proof' for this claim

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The BJP on Saturday accused the Shiv Sena-led Maharashtra government of fudging the number of COVID-19 cases in Mumbai. BJP Vice-President Kirit Somaiya alleged that the Uddhav Thackeray-led government along with its alliance partner NCP and Congress has fudged the COVID-19 figures. 

In his latest tweet, Somaiya stated that the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) report dated April 18 mentioned 87 positive cases in the capital city, whereas the report footnote a figure of 302 positive cases was mentioned tested at private labs.

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The BJP vice president also shared a video on his Twitter account highlighting the information of the allegedly misleading figure shared by the state government.

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Maharashtra is currently the state with the most confirmed Coronavirus cases at 3651, with 211 deaths.

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Published April 19th, 2020 at 12:03 IST

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