Mumbai reported a startling jump in the number of COVID-19 casualties on Wednesday, with 40 deaths. The city also recorded the second highest daily count of new cases with 800 of them on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the city's municipal authorities are making arrangements to increase the testing capacity of the laboratories at Kasturba and KEM hospitals.

Civic officials said that among the 40 deaths, 17 of them took place between May 4 and 10 and 22 of the patients were suffering from other ailments. While 20 of the patients who died were senior citizens, 17 others were between the age group of 40-59 years and three were below the age of 40.