Photos: With 694 deaths, Mumbai’s Covid-19 figure crosses 17,000

Mumbai, India's financial capital and also the worst affected city in the country, crossed the 15,000-mark with a highest single-day spike of 769 Covid-19 infections. The total cases recorded in the city are 17,975. As per a projection by the central government, the city could see around 29,000 Covid-19 cases by mid-May.

Updated on: May 08, 2020 6:33 PM IST

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A person sits by the window of their room in a COVID-19 quarantine centre during the lockdown in Mumbai. The city worst hit by the pandemic in the country, recorded 17,974 cases by the end of Thursday. (Kunal Patil / PTI)

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A large crowd flouting social distancing is seen in Dharavi’s Naik Nagar.The state government is focussing on strengthening medical infrastructure in view of a likely spike in the number of cases. As per a projection by the central government, going by a doubling rate of 10 days, Mumbai could see around 29,000 cases by mid-May. (Satyabrata Tripathy / HT Photo)

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People stand inside marked circles for proper adherence of social distancing at a ration distribution centre in Dharavi. Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has been in touch with central government agencies, including the Armed Forces, Railways and Mumbai Port Trust on the availability of hospitals in Mumbai, Pune and other cities “as part of preparedness”. (Satish Bate / HT Photo)

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Summer has arrived in the city, and flamingoes are seen here at the Sewri mudflats in Mumbai. As wildlife finds its peace amid the lockdown, Mumbai is still high on the rate of COVID-19 infections. The city accounts for 63.93% of the state’s total infections and 19.20% of nationwide tally. (ANI)

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A Mumbai police personnel undergoes thermal screening in Worli to curb the spread of coronavirus. Union health minister Harsh Vardhan has also expressed concerns as 34 of the 36 districts in Maharashtra have Covid-19 cases. He spoke to CM Uddhav Thackeray and has assured all help to keep the number of cases in check. (Satish Bate / HT Photo)

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A migrant worker from Rajasthan takes a selfie in front of the heritage CST railway station building in Mumbai. Never has the bustling metropolis looked as isolated as this. (ANI)

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A security personnel raises his baton at a customer for flouting social distancing norms as people queue up to buy alcohol in Mumbai. In an attempt to prevent smuggling of liquor from neighbouring states during the lockdown, Maharashtra has sealed its borders and deployed adequate manpower at a dozen checkposts, an official said on Friday. (PTI)

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A staff directs patients as they queue outside a doctor's clinic to get medical certificates during lockdown. Maharashtra has so far tested 1,90,879 samples, of which 1,73,838 have tested negative. State health minister Rajesh Tope said that they are testing around 8,000 to 10,000 samples everyday. (INDRANIL MUKHERJEE / AFP)