Is COVID-19 third wave going to hit Mumbai? Here's what BMC told Bombay HC
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In Mumbai, there were 339 fresh coronavirus cases and two deaths on Monday. The city currently has 4,532 active coronavirus cases.
Mumbai: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Monday (October 4, 2021) told the Bombay High Court that it does not see the third wave of COVID-19 hitting the city as the vaccination drive is going on smoothly. BMC informed that over 42 lakh people have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and more than 82 lakh people have received the first dose of the vaccine.
"The work is on. It is going on smoothly. Now, there is no shortage of vaccines too. Mumbai is safe. We do not see a third wave (of the COVID-19) coming," BMC counsel Anil Sakhare told BHC.
He added that 2,586 bed-ridden people have so far been administered both the doses of COVID-19 vaccine while 3,942 such people have got the first jab.
