Mumbai's COVID-19 doubling rate reaches 374 days

As the number of COVID-19 cases in the city has seen a sharp decline, many COVID care centres across Mumbai are been shut. Recently a Jumbo COVID care centre at Mahalakshmi Race Course was shut as the centre has not seen single patients since it was set up in July. The doubling rate in Mumbai too has come down and now reached to 374 days.

Mumbai reported 557 new COVID-19 cases, 720 recoveries and 12 deaths on Monday, December 28, taking the total number of cases in the financial capital to 2,91,471. According to Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) data, there are 8,178 active cases and 2,71,348 patients have completely recovered so far. The death toll is at 11,088 in the city. The recovery rate stands at 93 per cent. At present 23,11,503 tests have been conducted by the BMC. There are 280 contaminated zones in slums and chawls while 2,475 buildings are sealed by the BMC.

Meanwhile, on Monday, December 21 Maharashtra government had declared a night curfew in municipal corporation areas as a precautionary measure to curb the spread of contagious disease. As per the state government directives, the curfew will remain in effect between 11 pm to 6 am till January 5 in the financial capital. Government has also requested all the citizens to stay home during New Year's Eve and not to venture out as a precaution against the disease. It has asked people not to assemble in large number at public places like seashores, parks including crowded places such as Gateway of India, Marine Drive, Girgaum Chowpatty and Juhu Chowpatty. 

Senior Citizens and children below 10 years of age have been asked to stay home for health and security reasons. The advisory has also asked people not to visit religious places on January 1 to avoid the crowd and maintain social distancing. Furthermore, it has also asked people to wear a face mask, use hand sanitisers and not to burst firecrackers on the New Year's Eve to prevent air pollution.

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