Even as the city recorded no COVID deaths on Sunday, a first in the past 19 months, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has no intention  of letting its guard down. As part of its preparations for the third wave, the civic body will keep all the Jumbo COVID Centres active for another three months. The BMC has also increased the bed strength of these centres from 7,307 to 15,207, finalised contractors to run 6,008 beds at the jumbo facilities at a cost of Rs 105 crore and prepared oxygen facilities as well. 

During the second wave of the pandemic, there were six jumbo centres with a total strength of 7,307 beds. About 7,900 beds were added to it and four new centres were set up at Malad, Sion, Kanjurmarg and Mahalaxmi. Another 700 beds at Richardsons and Cruddas of Byculla, 1,500 at the Nesco-Goregaon centre and 100 at NSCI Worli increased the bed capacity to 15,207.