Availability of beds for COVID-19 patients is slowly becoming a problem with the daily cases rapidly increasing in the city. With Mumbai recording more than 5,000 cases for two consecutive days, the bed occupancy shot up to 63 per cent from 55 per cent in just 24 hours. Even the number of specialised beds (ICU-ventilator and NICU) is low. However, the municipal commissioner has assured that the number of beds will be increased from the current 13,773 to 21,000 within the next two weeks.

Though less than 15 per cent of the cases are symptomatic, the daily number is so high that even 15 per cent of it will require a huge number of beds. File pic