As the number of new Covid-19 cases in Mumbai reached the highest so far, at 5,504, and 14 fatalities, the BMC on Thursday warned that it was preparing for a worst-case scenario of recording around 10,000 cases per day in the near future.

BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Municipal Commissioner I.S. Chahal, while assuring that the "situation is under control and there is no reason to panic", said that the Health Department is gearing up to raise the total availability of Covid beds from 13,733 to 21,000 in the next two weeks in various hospitals in the city.