The officer worked at the BMC headquarters in South Mumbai. (Representational)
A 55-year-old Deputy Municipal Commissioner of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) who had tested positive for coronavirus died on Tuesday, sources in the civic body said.
The commissioner, who was attached to the water supply project department, is the first high-ranking BMC official who has died after contracting the viral infection.
He had tested positive only the day before.
BMC sources, however, said the exact cause of death was not known yet, and the official was not involved in any field work related to the pandemic.
The officer worked at the BMC headquarters in South Mumbai, the sources added.
He was instrumental in pushing the Gargai dam project and also in the successful completion of a 15 km water tunnel between Gundawali and Bhandup, a senior official said.
The BMC recently announced that families of the employees who die after testing positive for the virus would get compensation of Rs 50 lakh.
World
67,69,38,430Cases
62,55,71,965Active
4,44,81,893Recovered
68,84,572Deaths
Coronavirus has spread to 200 countries. The total confirmed cases worldwide are 67,69,38,430 and 68,84,572 have died; 62,55,71,965 are active cases and 4,44,81,893 have recovered as on January 9, 2024 at 10:54 am.
India
4,50,19,214 475Cases
3,919 -83Active
4,44,81,893 552Recovered
5,33,402 6Deaths
In India, there are 4,50,19,214 confirmed cases including 5,33,402 deaths. The number of active cases is 3,919 and 4,44,81,893 have recovered as on January 9, 2024 at 8:00 am.
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