Even though Mumbai has been reeling severely under Corona pandemic, cases of other contagious diseases in the city have decreased significantly. <br />'' <br />'' The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation- BMC in a newsletter issued in Mumbai yesterday informed that there has been approximately 70 percent reduction of hepatitis and gastroenteritis cases this year compared to last year.<br />'' <br />'' The civic body attributes the reason of this positive change to maintaining the quality of the potable water as well as the public awareness.  <br />''<br />''Data issued from the last six years states that the number of Hepatitis A and E patients, which was 1,494 between January to November last year has decreased to 245 during the same 11-month period from January to November this year.<br />'' <br />''