India is yet to see coronavirus figures decline on a daily basis and the cases and fatalities are increasing by the day. The data looks even more depressing in the western state of Maharashtra, where coronavirus cases are more than 80,000. Also, more than half the number of total cases, 46,080, is in its capital city Mumbai.

Mumbai, which is often referred to as the 'City of Dreams' has not even thought in its worst nightmare a crisis like this unfolding.&nbsp;

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<a href="https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/coronavirus-numbers-explained-testing-in-india-mumbai-kerala-6443703/">According to a report</a>, despite a daily surge in COVID-19 cases, Mumbai has not improved its testing and nearly 4,000 tests are being carried out each day for the last one month. The report further claimed that Mumbai has a testing capacity of 10,000, and this means that city is not even utilising half of its testing capacity. &nbsp;

However, India's financial capital claims that the lower number of tests is because it is successfully implemented targetting testing, in which people who are likely to be infected are only tested.

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The good news on this front is Mumbai's doubling rate has improved to 20 days, which was a month ago was close to 12 days.&nbsp;

A few days ago, a <a href="https://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai-news/bodies-left-on-hospital-beds-as-coronavirus-overwhelms-mumbai/story-VXZBmFzIY38Uen87fgZ6pJ.html">report </a>claimed that the rising cases in Mumbai has caused its health infrastructure to overwhelm, with corpses lying on hospital wards and patients asked to sleep on floor until new beds come up.&nbsp;

A resident doctor at the govt-run King Edward Memorial Hospital in Mumbai said that the situation is "very bad" and the hospital being unable to take more COVID-19 patients as wards are operating at their full capacity.&nbsp;

The report further said that emergency wards are witnessing twice the number of patients it can accomodate in a hospital.&nbsp;

Amid all this, some shops and markets in Mumbai opened up on Friday as government eases some lockdown measures to contain coronavirus spread and restart economy. However, markets in the city's containment zone malls across the city remain closed.&nbsp;

Maharashtra has earlier launched 'Mission Begin Again' to kickstart the economy in three phases, however a lot still needs to be done to save lives and livelihoods.&nbsp;

 
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India is yet to see coronavirus figures decline on a daily basis and the cases and fatalities are increasing by the day. The data looks even more depressing in the western state of Maharashtra, where coronavirus cases are more than 80,000.

India is yet to see coronavirus figures decline on a daily basis and the cases and fatalities are increasing by the day. The data looks even more depressing in the western state of Maharashtra, where coronavirus cases are more than 80,000. Also, more than half the number of total cases, 46,080, is in its capital city Mumbai. Mumbai, which is often referred to as the 'City of Dreams' has not even thought in its worst nightmare a crisis like this unfolding. Also read | COVID-19: Maharashtra records highest single day death toll as cases rise to over 80,000 According to a report, despite a daily surge in COVID-19 cases, Mumbai has not improved its testing and nearly 4,000 tests are being carried out each day for the last one month. The report further claimed that Mumbai has a testing capacity of 10,000, and this means that city is not even utilising half of its testing capacity. However, India's financial capital claims that the lower number of tests is because it is successfully implemented targetting testing, in which people who are likely to be infected are only tested. Also read | COVID-19: Maharashtra Police reports more cases; death toll in Uttar Pradesh rises to 257 The good news on this front is Mumbai's doubling rate has improved to 20 days, which was a month ago was close to 12 days. A few days ago, a report claimed that the rising cases in Mumbai has caused its health infrastructure to overwhelm, with corpses lying on hospital wards and patients asked to sleep on floor until new beds come up. A resident doctor at the govt-run King Edward Memorial Hospital in Mumbai said that the situation is "very bad" and the hospital being unable to take more COVID-19 patients as wards are operating at their full capacity. The report further said that emergency wards are witnessing twice the number of patients it can accomodate in a hospital. Amid all this, some shops and markets in Mumbai opened up on Friday as government eases some lockdown measures to contain coronavirus spread and restart economy. However, markets in the city's containment zone malls across the city remain closed. Maharashtra has earlier launched 'Mission Begin Again' to kickstart the economy in three phases, however a lot still needs to be done to save lives and livelihoods.

With nearly 50,000 coronavirus cases, Mumbai has more than one challenge

A housing complex in Andheri, Mumbai has been sealed by BMC after an 11-year-old girl tested positive for coronavirus on Tuesday. The housing complex has Bollywood actors like Vicky Kaushal, Rajkummar Rao and Patralekha and Chitrangada Singh residing in it. 
 
According to media reports, the child is the daughter of a film director who resides in the C-wing of the complex. The BMC has completely sealed off C wing while the A and B wings have been partially sealed. BMC has also sanitised the entire complex. 
 
According to sources, the residents of the complex have reportedly been asked to go under strict quarantine and take extra precautionary measures to contain the spread of the infection. Residents have been asked to not step out of their homes even for walks with the complex. 
 
Earlier last week, the housing complex where actress Ankita Lokhande lives was also sealed after new cases of coronavirus were reported from there. 
 
Bollywood producer <a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/bollywood-producer-karim-morani-tests-negative-for-covid-19-293271">Karim Morani, </a>his daughters<a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/zoa-and-shaza-morani-discharged-from-the-hospital-after-covid-19-treatment-292263"> Zoa and Shaza </a>had tested positive for the virus earlier this month. They have since then recovered.

A housing complex in Andheri, Mumbai has been sealed by BMC after an 11-year-old girl tested positive for coronavirus on Tuesday. The housing complex has Bollywood actors like Vicky Kaushal, Rajkummar Rao and Patralekha and Chitrangada Singh residing in it.

A housing complex in Andheri, Mumbai has been sealed by BMC after an 11-year-old girl tested positive for coronavirus on Tuesday. The housing complex has Bollywood actors like Vicky Kaushal, Rajkummar Rao and Patralekha and Chitrangada Singh residing in it. According to media reports, the child is the daughter of a film director who resides in the C-wing of the complex. The BMC has completely sealed off C wing while the A and B wings have been partially sealed. BMC has also sanitised the entire complex. According to sources, the residents of the complex have reportedly been asked to go under strict quarantine and take extra precautionary measures to contain the spread of the infection. Residents have been asked to not step out of their homes even for walks with the complex. Earlier last week, the housing complex where actress Ankita Lokhande lives was also sealed after new cases of coronavirus were reported from there. Bollywood producer Karim Morani, his daughters Zoa and Shaza had tested positive for the virus earlier this month. They have since then recovered.

Vicky Kaushal, Rajkummar Rao's housing complex sealed after 11-year old girl tests positive for coronavirus

Mumbai has emerged as the COVID-19 hotspot in India. Around 850 people have been found coronavirus positive and 97 people are dead. Watch WION ground report from Mumbai.

Maharashtra India's one of the most infected area: Over 850 infected, 97 dead in Mumbai