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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BMC in its today's 18 April report says increase of 87 positive patients only, but in footnote says 302 Positive Patients found by Private Laboratories....
— Kirit Somaiya (@KiritSomaiya) April 18, 2020
Forgery of Figures by Shivsena NCP Congress to downplay Corona Crisis @BJP4Maharashtra@BJP4India
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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Thackeray Sarkar ki Forgery. Corona Positive increase today 18 April. According BMC 389 (87 Kasturba Hospital Laboratory & 302 Private Laboratories) & According to Maharashtra Govt it's 183 @BJP4Maharashtra @BJP4India @Dev_Fadnavis @ChDadaPatil pic.twitter.com/6eSSOQNb29
— Kirit Somaiya (@KiritSomaiya) April 18, 2020
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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