The number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Mumbai have reduced substantially, and the city has shown an improvement with the spread of coronavirus cases. The state of Maharashtra has a total of 4,68,265 cases with 16,476 deaths reported so far. As of August 5, 2020, Mumbai has 1,19,240 cases out of which 6,521 deaths have been reported.
Data released by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) as of August 4, 2020, showed that out of the 1,18,130 cases, only 20 per cent were active. More than 90,000 patients were discharged from the city. Out of the 20,326 cases, 13,653 cases were asymptomatic, 5633 were symptomatic and 1040 are critical. Officials have conducted more than 5.67 lakh tests so far. Reports also state that BMC has spent INR 600 crores on COVID-19 and the state government has pitched in INR 84 crores.
Here's the ward-wise data released by the BMC as of August 4, 2020.
| Ward (area) | Number of cases | Doubling Rate (Avg: 80 Days) |
| Ward A (Colaba) | 2801 | 67 |
| Ward B (Sandhurst Road) | 1043 | 56 |
| Ward C (Marine Lines) | 1564 | 81 |
| Ward D (Grant Road) | 4598 | 49 |
| Ward E (Byculla) | 4580 | 91 |
| Ward FN (Matunga) | 4590 | 95 |
| Ward FS (Parel) | 5472 | 85 |
| Ward GN (Dadar) | 6960 | 81 |
| Ward GS (Elphinstone) | 5141 | 82 |
| Ward HE (Khar) | 4097 | 165 |
| Ward HW (Bandra) | 3114 | 76 |
| Ward KE (Andheri East) | 7487 | 105 |
| Ward KW (Andheri West) | 6618 | 100 |
| Ward L (Kurla) | 5230 | 108 |
| Ward MW (Chembur West) | 3428 | 88 |
| Ward ME (Chembur East) | 4225 | 95 |
| Ward N (Ghatkopar) | 6132 | 88 |
| Ward PN (Malad) | 7134 | 90 |
| Ward PS (Goregaon) | 3809 | 66 |
| Ward RC (Borivali) | 5723 | 48 |
| Ward RN (Dahisar) | 2927 | 56 |
| Ward RS (Kandivali) | 5320 | 65 |
| Ward S (Bhandup) | 6556 | 110 |
| Ward T (Mulund) | 5024 | 66 |
The growth rate of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Mumbai currently stands at 0.87 per cent. Nine wards in the city have a growth rate which is more than the average, with Ward RC and Ward D currently at 1.47 per cent and 1.43 per cent respectively.
As of August 4, 2020, Mumbai has a total of 621 containment zones, in which 5609 buildings have been sealed. This has affected 9.3 lakh residents and 2.5 lakh households.
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