It seems both Navi Mumbai and Panvel are on the path to recovery as daily COVID cases have fallen below 100 in both areas. With a decrease in the number of symptomatic patients, daily tests too have been reduced to almost a third of what was being conducted even a week back. However, the authorities concerned plan to conduct surprise checks and intensify testing in crowded areas, because they fear that asymptomatic patients might spread the virus and bring about a second wave of the infection.

Sources said that due to a fall in the number of symptomatic patients, fewer people were coming forward for COVID-19 tests. Both Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) and Panvel Municipal Corporation (PMC) recorded the lowest number of daily cases on Monday. The daily cases that used to be more than 300 in NMMC and 200 in PMC have fallen below the 100 mark. The NMMC has not reported more than 100 fresh cases in the last three days, while PMC has been continuously recording less than 100 cases for almost a month now.