False: 169 COVID-19 cases have been reported in Malad's Omkar Alta Monte apartment in a single day.

By: Rajini KG
July 1 2020

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False: 169 COVID-19 cases have been reported in Malad's Omkar Alta Monte apartment in a single day.

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The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) refuted that 169 residents of Omkar Alta Monte apartment have tested positive for COVID-19.

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The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) refuted that 169 residents of Omkar Alta Monte apartment have tested positive for COVID-19.A rumor that 169 residents have tested positive for COVID-19 in Malad's Omkar Alta Monte in a single day and the building has been sealed was circulating on social media. Later, on June 30, 2020, BMC clarified that the message about 169 residents testing positive for COVID-19 in a single day is false. The image which was circulating along with the message is of a screening camp organized at the premises of the apartment. Mumbai has reported 77,197 COVID-19 confirmed cases, 4,554 deaths and, 44,170 people have discharged as of June 30, 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic has given rise to a lot of potentially dangerous misinformation. For reliable advice on COVID-19 including symptoms, prevention and available treatment, please refer to the World Health Organisation or your national healthcare authority.

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