No new Covid-19 hospitalisation in Mumbai for first time since onset of pandemic

“For the first time since March 2020, we did not record any hospitalisation. Although the number of cases has come down drastically, we won’t have zero Covid cases as of now due to the floating population,” said Suresh Kakani, additional commissioner, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).

Due to the rising cases of Covid-19 in European countries, the civic body has kept more than 25,000 beds as standby to handle any sudden surge in patients. “It is hard to predict if we will face another wave but we are ready with enough beds and oxygen,” said Kakani.

Navi Mumbai, Thane report no new Covid-19 case

Meanwhile, according to the data released by the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation, the city reported zero Covid-19 cases and zero deaths on Monday. The Navi Mumbai civic body said it conducted around 6,235 tests on Monday, all of which turned out to be negative. Meanwhile, Thane city also reported zero Covid-19 cases on Monday after testing over 500 people. Navi Mumbai has 98 active Covid cases, of which two are hospitalised.

Meanwhile, Maharashtra on Monday reported 99 new Covid-19 cases, but no fresh fatalities linked to the infection, while 180 more patients were discharged following recovery, leaving the state with an active tally of less than 1,300, the health department said. The state logged 99 fresh coronavirus cases, but zero fatalities in the last 24 hours, taking the overall Covid-19 tally to 78,72,512, while the toll remained unchanged at 1,43,767, the state health department said in a bulletin.