MUMBAI: While 10 out of 36 districts in Maharashtra were in Level 1 last week, the number has now gone up to 19 now.
In the MMR, corporations like Thane and Kalyan-Dombivli will continue to be in their current category of Level 2 and Level 3.
Although KDMC is at the border of Level 2 and 3, the administration has decided to continue with the restrictions till June 20.
Meanwhile, Palghar district, including the Vasai Virar Municipal Corporation, will move from Level 3 to Level 2 from Monday, said district collector Dr Manek Gursal.
The Mira Bhayander Municipal Corporation in Thane district will also move from Level 3 to 2 from Monday.
The Navi Mumbai civic corporation will continue in Level 2 as the oxygen bed occupancy is above 25%, but the positivity rate there is hovering around 2%.
Since last week, the Maharashtra government has started a 5-level staggered unlocking based on key Covid-19 indicators like weekly positivity rate and occupancy of oxygen beds.
These indicators are reviewed by the public health department every Thursday, and based on weekly performance, districts and big cities are upgraded or downgraded on the relaxation scale.
“There is definitely an improvement in the Covid-19 indicators in the state.
However, six districts from western Maharashtra and the Konkan still have a positivity rate of over 10%, and we have to ensure that cases are brought under control.
Containment efforts should continue in these districts,” said a senior official.
As far as the state is concerned, its weekly positivity rate has dropped to 5.8% and oxygen bed occupancy is 16.9% as against 25.9% based on the weekly average from May 28 to June 3.
Also, the total number of beds occupied today in absolute numbers is only 20,167, down from 31,224 last week.
As per the data, Kolhapur has the highest positivity rate (15.8%) and its oxygen bed occupancy is currently at 67.4%, also the highest in the state.
Meanwhile, Gondia recorded the lowest positivity rate of 0.8%, while Wardha recorded the lowest bed occupancy level of 1.57%.