Mumbai is “under control" and there is no reason for citizens to panic, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Wednesday informed the Bombay High Court. “Yes, everything is in control now.
Cases are coming down," senior counsel Anil Sakhre told the bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice MS Karnik. "The number of positive cases had peaked at 20,000 around 6 to 9 January.
But on 15 January, the cases had come down to 10,000 and for the last three days, they have come down to 7,000," added Sakhre.
The counsel also submitted a detailed note on behalf of the civic body with details of active cases, oxygen supply, stock of medicines, hospital beds available etc.