Number of daily cases in Mumbai saw a drop on Monday. Numbers released by the BMC showed that 5,746 people were discharged during the day in the city and 54,143 patients are still under treatment for COVID-19 infections.

In picture: A health worker takes a nasal swab of passengers arriving at Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT) in Kurla. Photo: Atul Kamble

BMC commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal on Monday said that the number of daily COVID-19 tests in Mumbai needs to be increased to at least 40,000. He said the number of tests being conducted per day fell from over 50,000 earlier to 38,000 on May 1 and further to 28,000 on May 2.

In picture: A woman shows the details of her appointment as she arrives at the BKC vaccination centre to get vaccinated. Photo: Shadab Khan

Anticipating the next wave of the novel coronavirus, Maharashtra tourism, and environment minister Aaditya Thackeray on Monday suggested creating a paediatric covid care ward. 

In picture: A BMC worker puts a stamp on the hand of passengers for home quarantine at Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Railway Station in Kurla. Photo: Sameer Abedi

In picture: The iconic Marine Drive in South Mumbai wears a deserted look on Monday as Mumbai reels under the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Photo: Bipin Kokate

According to the state health department, Maharashtra's recovery rate stands at 84.7 per cent while the case fatality rate is 1.49 per cent.

In picture: A man poses for a photograph after taking the COVID-19 jab at the BKC vaccination centre. Photo: Shadab Khan

People between 18 and 44 age group were seen thronging BKC's COVID-19 vaccination centre in order to get themselves vaccinated against the novel coronavirus. The civic body is providing vaccination for people in the age group of 18 to 44 years at five centres which include Nair Hospital, BKC Jumbo Facility, Cooper Hospital, Seven Hills Hospital and Rajawadi Hospital. Photo: Satej Shinde

In picture: A man clicks a selfie while a healthcare worker administers a COVID-19 jab to him at the BKC vaccination centre in Mumbai. Photo: Shadab Khan

According to the BMC, the number of containment zones in slums and 'chawls' (old row tenements) has reduced to 91, while the tally of sealed buildings (where a certain number of residents has tested COVID-19 positive) dropped to 814.

In picture: BMC workers spray detergent and sanitiser in the railway colony area at Tilak Nagar. Photo: Sameer Abedi

In picture: A group of youngsters clean the Banganga tank at Walkeshwar in South Mumbai, which is closed for the public due to the COVID-19 crisis. Photo: Bipin Kokate

A worker connects a pipeline to an oxygen cylinder in the oxygen manifold room outside BMC's newly developed COVID-19 care centre at MCGM NESCO Jumbo COVID-19 Facility in Goregaon. Photo: Satej Shinde