Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) corporator Mukund Keni succumbed to the novel coronavirus disease late at night on Tuesday night after 14 days of staying on ventilator support.
According to a report by Hindustan Times, Keni had tested Covid-19 positive 14 days ago and was put on a ventillator support at a private hospital in Mumbai. He was the corporator of Kalwa under the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC).
He is survived by his wife Pramila Keni, son, daughter-in-law, and grandsons.
Earlier on Tueday, a 55-year-old Shiv Sena corporator from Mira-Bhayandar Municipal Corporation in Maharashtra's Thane district died of COVID-19. The deceased had tested positive for coronavirus a week ago and was on ventilator support at a hospital in Thane city.
Meanwhile, at least 555 persons tested positive for COVID-19 in Maharashtra's Thane district on Tuesday, taking the tally in the region to 12,353.
According to a release, of the 555 fresh cases reported on Tuesday, 145 persons tested positive in Thane city, followed by 92 in Mira-Bhayandar, 89 in Navi Mumbai and 68 in Kalyan-Dombivli civic limits.
