The newly appointed Mira-Bhayander Municipal Corporation (MBMC) commissioner Dr Vijay Rathod is on a 14-day home quarantine after his deputy tested positive for Covid-19 on Tuesday. A swab sample of the civic chief has been collect and the report is awaited.
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MBMC headquarters has not been sealed yet but many of the staffers have been advised to go in home quarantine.
So far, Mira-Bhayander has seen 4,808 cases, with 175 cases on Wednesday, and 176 deaths.
Former chief minister and leader of Opposition Devendra Fadnavis had visited MBMC headquarters on Monday afternoon.