Lockdown relaxations within the limits of the Mira-Bhayandar Municipal Corporation (MBMC) has turned out to be a bummer for the area, as the doubling rate period of COVID-19 cases, which was 20 days earlier, have gone down to 12. According to officials, the mishandling of a Coronavirus death, people travelling to Mumbai and to nearby markets have led to further spread of the virus.

The under complete lockdown from April 20 to May 17. Only medical stores and milk booths were allowed from 7 am to 11 am. As a result, it had only a few cases. Till May 15, the number of cases was 291 and the doubling rate period was 20 days. Then grocery stores, electronic, hardware and wine shops opened. The infections started rising rapidly and by May 27, it was 577, nearly double in just 12 days.

According to the civic officials, the reasons for the sudden spike might be opening up of grocery and wine shops, people travelling to the vegetable market in Dahisar, many going to Mumbai for essential services and a death in the area that spread the infection to 80 close contacts.