After a surge in the deaths week before last, Navi Mumbai and Panvel have seen a decrease in deaths due to COVID-19 last week. There are also more ICU and oxygen beds available in the region.

The week before last, (August 9 to 15) Navi Mumbai and Panvel witnessed a surge in COVID-deaths with more than 40 deaths under each of the civic corporations. But last week (August 16 - 22) the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) reported 34 while Panvel Municipal Corporation (PMC) reported 23 deaths.