Photos: Mumbai’s Covid-19 case doubling rate improves to over 100 days

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) analysis of Covid-19 case data for Mumbai on October 21 showed that the average doubling rate of Covid- 19 cases had risen past 100-days in the city for the first time since the outbreak of the pandemic. The figure rests at 108 days as of October 22. For comparison, the time being taken for Covid-19 cases to double was as low as 3 days in March. The civic body attributes this improvement to the effective implementation of the ‘My Family My Responsibility’ drive and public awareness campaigns about Covid-19.

Updated on: Oct 23, 2020 5:59 PM IST

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Women passengers exit a suburban train after authorities extended services to women during non-peak hours under ‘Mission Begin Again’ at CSMT in Mumbai on October 21.The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on October 21 highlighted a silver lining in the megacity’s Covid-19 situation and said that the doubling rate for cases had crossed the 100-day mark for the first time since the outbreak of the coronavirus. (PTI)

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A view of Mumbai’s skyline from Mahalaxmi on a hazy day on October 22. According to BMC, the city’s doubling rate — the number of days it takes to double the number of new cases of Covid-19 — was as low as three days on March 11. In contrast, the doubling rate has improved to 108 days as of October 22. (Bhushan Koyande / HT Photo)

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A health worker conducts Covid-19 tests at BMC M West ward office in Mumbai on October 22. Mumbai reported 1,463 new coronavirus positive cases on October 22, which took its overall case tally to 2,47,334. The death toll in the city climbed to 9,918 after 49 patients succumbed to the infection during this period. (Pratik Chorge / HT Photo)

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A man wearing a face mask walks past baskets stacked at a flower market in Mumbai on October 20. The BMC is conducting approximately 15,000 tests daily at the moment and the overall growth rate for Covid-19 in the city has come down from 8-10% in March-April to 0.69% in October, HT reported. (Francis Mascarenhas / REUTERS)

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A bustling marketplace in Mulund during Navratri in Mumbai on October 22. The discharge of 1,289 patients from hospitals in the city took total recoveries in the city to 2,16,558 on October 22. With this, 88% of the total number of patients infected in Mumbai have recovered from the infection, BMC data showed. (Praful Gangurde / HT Photo)

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A metro train runs on the Ghatkopar-Versova corridor, which reopened after a prolonged closure due to the coronavirus, on October 19. Even within Mumbai, the doubling rate is highest (above 130 days) in areas like Worli, Byculla, Mazgaon, Parel, Dharavi, Dadar and Mahim. Whereas in areas such as Dahisar, Borivli, Kandivli and Goregaon, the doubling rate is below 80 days. (Pratik Chorge / HT Photo)

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Commuters get off a train at Andheri Metro station in Mumbai on October 19. The BMC said campaigns like ‘Mission Zero’ and ‘My Family, My Responsibility’, aimed at detecting and treating people infected with Covid-19, have helped control the spread in Mumbai. (Satish Bate / HT Photo)