Mumbai: The first two weeks of August ended with a positive note as far as Covid-19 cases in the state.
With the addition of 5,787 cases on Saturday, the state has added 81,817 cases this month, which is lower than 1.18 lakh cases added in the first two weeks of July.
Also, the country added 134 deaths on Saturday, taking total added this month to 2,073, which was lower than 2,128 deaths added in July.
The total case in the country rose to 63.87 lakh and the death rose to 1,34,909.
For sixth day in a row on Saturday, the Covid daily calculation in the city is lower than 300 cases.
On Saturday, the Guardian Minister Suburban Aaditya Thackeray Tweeted that there was no active detention zone in Mumbai.
Covid renewal of the country shows that 265 cases and six deaths were registered on Saturday.
In the first two weeks of August, the city registered 4,080 cases and 96 deaths, by opposing 7,814 cases and 203 deaths in the first two weeks of July.
“The Covid situation is clearly controlled at this time,” said the additional Commissioner of BMC Suresh Kakani.
He said BMC used a decline to build a new jumbo facility in front of the third wave that was possible.
Jumbo facilities at BKC Grounds have begun again after being closed for several months to upgrade.
“Functional and mulund malad facilities are also ready to be assigned,” he said.
He said Jumbo facilities will be assigned as and when requirements appear.
Two other facilities that are being built in Zion and Kanjurmarg can take about a month for settlement.
Senior state government officials said that there were at least 6-7 districts in the state that still needed to be under supervision because they still added many cases.
“Cases in the state are also plateau, but if cases in these districts are controlled, the state chart will stabilize further,” the official said.