With Omicron making its presence felt in Maharashtra, including Mumbai, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to activate 10 jumbo COVID-19 centres.
At present, five jumbo COVID-19 centres are operating in Mumbai, which include Byculla, Mulund, Worli, Dahisar, Goregaon. However, BMC said that five new functional jumbo centres will be added to its existing centres.
According to reports, eight cases of Omicron, the new strain of coronavirus, has been detected in Maharashtra. Of which, one case was found to be detected in Dombivali.
The civic body also mentioned that its facilities would have 13,466 beds for patients infected with the virus. These beds have oxygen and ventilator facilities.
The number of beds available at various jumbo facilities is as follows:
BKC: 2,328
Malad: 2,200
NESCO, Goregaon Phase-1: 2,221
Kanjurmarg: 2,000
Sion: 1,500
NESCO Gorgaon Phase-2: 1,500
Richardson and Cruddas (RC), Byculla: 1,000
Richardson and Cruddas, Mulund: 1,708
Dahisar, Kanderpada Check Naka: 700
The arrangement was put in place to deal with any unexpected increase in the number of patients in Mumbai, the BMC additional municipal commissioner Suresh Kakani told reporters.
Though the daily COVID-19 cases are under control as Mumbai on Sunday, December 5, reported 213 positive cases, taking the total tally to 7,63,835. While, the city logged just one death taking the total death toll at 16,349.
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