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In Mumbai, with the spurt in the number of cases of Covid-19, the MCGM has attributed the surge to scaling up of testing in the city. The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai said that with the easing of restrictions under phase 4 of ‘Mission Begin Again’ and 10-day Ganesh festival that concluded earlier this month, the infection rate grew steadily. At present the recovery rate of Mumbai district is 77 per cent and there has been 1.24 per cent rise in cases since over a week.
With 30,316 active cases of Covid-19 and around 2 thousand cases reported on a daily basis from the last few days, Mumbai continues to be one of the worst hit cities in the country. However, the civic body says that further opening of the economy in phase four and the recently concluded Ganesh festival celebration are two main reasons why the infection rate gone up. An official of the MCGM said that the civic authorities will conduct more aggressive testing from tomorrow onwards under the mission ‘My Family-My Responsibility’.
Apart from doing screening, oxygen levels of people would be checked with the help of oximeters. Pamphlets enlisting the dos and don’ts will be distributed among each household in the city and more aggressive testing will be done. He said, earlier 7-8 thousand tests were done daily, but now it has been further ramped up to almost 15 thousand. In order to crack a whip on people who do violate Covid protocols by not wearing masks, the MCGM has decided to fine as many as one thousand people daily.
