It seems the trend of the type of Covid-19 cases being reported in the city has changed since what it was even last month. While in July the number of asymptomatic patients was more than the symptomatic ones, the trend has reversed now. According to data available on the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) dashboard, the city has more number of symptomatic patients – almost 75 per cent (2,177) of the total active cases of 2,928. Further, among the active patients, 466 are critical and 285 are asymptomatic.

However, ward health officials said that many were in home quarantine with almost no requests for hospitalisations. Even many of the symptomatic patients were taking treatment at home from general physicians.