As Mumbai races to open up, leaving behind the shadow of Covid-19, the number of civic vaccination centres has dropped by 31 to 239 in a fortnight. With a big chunk of eligible citizens in the city already inoculated, the footfall at these facilities has become a trickle. This has prompted calls for better use of the spaces. An average 21,000 people were vaccinated daily in the city last week.

Mumbai had 296 civic vaccination centres till November 2021 and the number dipped to 270 until a fortnight ago. Now, the city has 239 such facilities, as per BMC data. Officials said the civic centres collectively jabbed 1.5 lakh beneficiaries a day in October and November last year.