Mumbai has improved its doubling rate of COVID-19 to 34 days in the city on Friday. This is being considered as an improvement from May 13 when the doubling rate was 13 days. A doubling rate above 30 days is considered to be a safe zone.
The BMC commissioner Iqbal Chahal had earlier stated that the once the doubling rate would reach 30 days, the requirement of additional beds would reduce drastically. Furthermore, he had said that on the existing bed strength, four times the patients would be able to avail treatment.
Earlier in the month, the doubling rate of Mumbai was 24.5 days. This happened to be far better than the national average of 16 days. The death rate in the city happened to be 3 per cent which is almost equal to the national average. Meanwhile, the discharge rate was 44 per cent with Dharavi's doubling days being recorded at 42 days earlier.
Recently, on Saturday, 1,197 new COVID-19 cases were recorded in the city of Mumbai, while 136 people succumbed to the coronavirus. The total death toll now stands at 3,559. The recovery of the Mumbai district stands at 50 per cent while the doubling rate is 34 days. Till 19th June, 2,83,119 tests for the coronavirus had been conducted in the city.
According to an update shared by Additional Municipal Commissioner Mumbai Municipal Corporation, Ashwini Bhide, as of 1:30 PM on June 20, the city had 6,072 available beds.
Meanwhile, even though the doubling rate has gotten better, areas like Malad, Borivali, Kandivali, Dahisar along with Virar-Vasai has been asked to observe complete lockdown as cases of coronavirus increase in these areas. According to the police, 431 FIRs have been registered in the north region of Mumbai between June 13 and 18 for offences like not wearing masks, not shutting shops in time among others.
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