Mumbai: For a second consecutive day, Covid cases crossed 20,000 in Mumbai on Friday. As many as 20,971 new cases, 6 deaths and 8,490 recoveries were reported today. The authorities had earlier informed that a lockdown will be imposed in the city if the cases cross the 20,000 mark.
Meanwhile, Maharashtra recorded 40,925 COVID-19 cases and 20 deaths in the last 24 hours. Maharashtra thus remains to be the state with the highest Covid and Omicron tally in India, followed by the national capital Delhi.
A decision over the lockdown is likely to be made after a concrete discussion between the chief minister and other ministers, while the PM's meeting with all the CMs of the states may be a crucial factor too. Meanwhile, City Mayor Kishori Pednekar has said that a mini lockdown is better than a complete lockdown while commenting on the perpetual spike in the cases here.
The citizens are alarmed by the growing number of patients in the city, while the mayor said that some drastic steps may be taken if the numbers continue to rise with their current speed. She also said that the municipality is facilitating the best treatment for the patients and that the patients need not panic. She further informed that at present, 16.8 per cent of the hospital beds have been occupied by the patients in need, whereas the remaining ones are vacant and ready to accommodate more patients.
