Mumbai:Most Covid cases are coming from high-rises and not slums

Mumbai: A majority of Covid cases in the city are coming from high-rises at four to five wards where residents have been out for social gatherings or have travelled to local tourist destinations, the BMC has found. On Sunday, the city reported 364 cases, taking the overall Covid tally to 7,34,118. Mumbai’s daily detection has gone under 500 for the past ten days.

Civic authorities have found that slums or other densely populated areas are hardly contributing to new cases. Additional municipal commissioner Suresh Kakani said that wards like K-West (Andheri-West, Vile Parle, Juhu), H-West (Bandra, Khar), S (Vikhroli, Bhandup) and R-Central (Borivli) are the leading contributors. “During contact tracing, we find that people have either been at a social function or travelled to destinations such as Lonavla,” he said. "However, Mumbai’s cases have plateaued for more than a month now." While there is increasing demand to open the city, civic authorities are awaiting the state’s decision.

Mumbai’s active cases are below 8,000. On Sunday, the city had 7,681 people under active Covid care; 550 are currently critical. The Covid bed occupancy is around 3,000 of 21,000 available beds.