Just as we thought we were headed for a drop in COVID-19 cases, Mumbai's cases have rapidly returned to the numbers reported during the pandemic's supposed peak in June. Currently, the city has over 27,000 active patients, equal to its June numbers. While in June, the growth of active patients was at 25 per cent, between September 1 and 15, this has shot up to 45 per cent.

On June 23, the number of active patients had reached 30,063. However, by the end of that month, there was a declining trend which lasted till the last week of August. In the 30 days of June, the active patient number increased from 23,500 to 30,000, a 25 per cent growth.