Post the Ganesh festival in the city, the BMC increased Covid-19 testing by 28 per cent. Health experts have welcomed the move saying more testing and vaccination is the only way to deal with the third wave.

According to statistics, between September 20 and October 1, the civic body conducted 3,98,526 tests, of which 4,890 tested positive for Covid-19.  Before this, between September 10 and 19, the BMC had conducted 3,11,289 tests.