MUMBAI: Densely-populated Andheri in the western suburbs but also places like Tardeo, Girgaum and Walkeshwar have collectively contributed to a fourth of the Covid-19 cases detected in the city last week. A slight uptick in cases and hospitalisations have been recorded over seven days in Mumbai, which civic officials believe is probably caused by the prevailing weather conditions.
From July 31 to August 6, the city saw 2,485 Covid cases, a 37% increase from 1,817 the previous week. In absolute numbers, Andheri (west) saw the highest number of infections at 262 cases, followed by Andheri (east) which reported 218 cases. Third among wards was D ward, which reported 159 cases. The city's overall growth rate (0.03%) of Covid-19 cases is nothing to worry about at the moment, officials said, adding that they are monitoring hospital admissions closely.
