With  both the city’s COVID test positivity rate (TPR) and active cases gradually increasing, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has started checking and upgrading its COVID care facilities and dedicated hospitals following a review of the situation. While the civic body is expecting the Kanjurmarg jumbo centre to be handed over to them by next month, it said that it could also immediately activate over 30,000 beds if needed. 

However, the bed capacity of COVID Care Centres (CCC) needs to be augmented and buffer beds should be added in E and H West wards, as more than 60 per cent of the active beds are full in these wards. From 2,900 active cases on August 13, the figure has gone up to 4,600 as on Tuesday.