The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Wednesday informed the Bombay High Court that the current Covid-19 situation in the city and its adjoining regions was "under control" and there was no reason for citizens to panic.

Senior counsel Anil Sakhre told the bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice MS Karnik that Mumbai was witnessing a gradual decline in Covid-19 cases in the current third wave of the pandemic. As per the data available till January 15, there were 84,352 active cases in the city, of which 7 per cent of patients needed hospitalisation, 3 per cent needed oxygen support and 0.7 per cent required ventilator support, Sakhre told HC. The counsel submitted a detailed note on behalf of the civic body with details of active cases, oxygen supply, stock of medicines, hospital beds available etc. "We have adequate oxygen supply; hospital beds are available. There is no reason for any panic," Sakhre said.