BMC identifies four ward as Covid hotspots

The number of corona virus cases in Mumbai is increasing significantly.  On Sunday, April 4, 2021, 11,000 new cases were detected in Mumbai, and the average growth rate of patients reached 1.61 per cent. According to data released by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), there are four corona virus hotspots in Mumbai and the number of patients is increasing rapidly. 

The worst affected areas are Goregaon, Bandra West, Andheri East-West and Chembur, all on the radar as new Covid-19 hotspots. The number of active cases is from Andheri to Borivali.  Initially, the growth of patients was higher in Chembur, Govandi and Bandra, but now it has spread across the city, where data from several wards have risen significantly From the second week of February, the number of patients in Mumbai started increasing. 

On Sunday, April 4, 2021, more than 25 patients died from the infection. Moreover, due to the increase in the number of patients, the doubling period was reduced to just 44 days. Currently, Andheri West has the highest number of active cases, with 4,849 patients affected by Covid-19.  Andheri East - Jogeshwari (K East) has 4171 active patients, R Central 3549, R South 3484 and P North 3423 active patients. Observing the increase in cases,

BMC closed 167 buildings in Andheri West as container zones or red zones.  83 buildings in Parel Division, 79 in Grant Road-Malabar Hill, 59 in Chembur-Govandi area and 57 in Byculla area. On Sunday, April 4, 2021, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray announced the new lockdown guidelines for the state of Maharashtra.  This was done to contain the spread of corona virus infection.  Citizens are being asked to leave their homes only if necessary, and fines are imposed if anyone is found to be violating the standards.