Mumbai past Covid-19 peak, planning to open schools by January-end, says Commissioner

Mumbai on Tuesday recorded 6,149 coronavirus cases, while seven more patients succumbed to the infection. 

New Delhi: As daily Covid-19 cases continue to dip in Mumbai, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal on Tuesday (January 18, 2022) said that the city had moved past the peak.

He also stated that the daily case count is likely to fall further over the coming days and that they are planning to re-open schools from this month-end.

"We expect the numbers to come down to levels of 1,000-2,000 by January 26, and we are now planning to re-open schools by January 27," Chahal told an English daily.