MUMBAI: As the city sees a rise in the number of Covid-19 cases again, the average growth rate of the diseases has increased from 0.12% on February 1 to 0.22% now.
Wards which cover parts of Bandra, Chembur and Mulund have the highest growth rate, much above the overall city growth rate.
H-West ward, which covers parts of Bandra, Khar and Santacruz, has a growth rate of 0.36%, followed by M-West ward, which covers Chembur and has a growth rate of 0.35%. ‘T’ ward, which covers parts of Mulund, has the third highest growth rate at 0.34%.
Senior officials said that looking at the trend, municipal staff in these wards had already been instructed activate Covid care centres, send instructions to housing societies to follow Covid rules and penalise those not wearing a mask in public.
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