The bustling markets in Andheri West, Vile Parle (W) and Jogeshwari (W) have emerged as new spots of bother for civic officials. The areas comprise K-West ward, which still records an average 500 cases a week. As per BMC’s Covid dashboard, the growth rate in K-West ward is 0.14 per cent compared to the city’s average growth rate of 0.09 per cent.

Last week, the ward had reported 973 active cases, the highest in the city, which had 8,351 cases as on June 30. Even as the ward office has been trying desperate measures to control crowding, the market areas in the ward see too many people at one place with almost no social distancing rules followed. The city’s doubling rate of 488 days is the only positive sign for the authorities.