MUMBAI : Two days after Mumbai reconciled data on the number of patients who died from covid-19, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) today issued notice to all hospitals asking them to adhere to the 48-hour timeline of reporting deaths due to covid-19.As many as 862 deaths of patients of coronavirus in Mumbai and 466 old deaths from the rest of the state (total 1328 deaths) had not been reported by the state, a data reconciliation exercise by the Maharashtra government showed on Tuesday.The notice said, "In case of failure to follow these instructions, a serious note will be taken by the municipal body and action under Epidemic Act 1897 will be initiated."Government of India has issued mandatory directions for reporting of deaths.
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