With the Omicron variant of Covid-19 spreading across the state like wildfire, the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) too has reported a sharp increase in positive cases. Within the last 10 days, daily cases in the city increased by 10 times, while active cases have gone up three times. Though there is no increase in Omicron cases in the city, officials have been asked to stay alert and ramp up testing.

The average daily cases in Navi Mumbai have been in the range of 20 since September 2021. But post December 22, the city saw a significant rise in cases. Within 10 days, the daily cases have shot up from 18 to 265. As far as active cases are concerned, on December 20, there were 365 patients in the city, but within 10 days it has multiplied swiftly crossing the 1,000-mark. On December 31, the active case number touched 1,170.