Considering the pace at which the daily COVID-19 cases in the city are increasing, experts are of the opinion that the second wave of infections might turn out to be worse than the first in the next two weeks. The city had reported the maximum number of daily cases – 2,848 – on October 7 last year. An administrative official of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said that the daily figure might go beyond that in the next 14 days.

A health worker takes a swab sample of a man for a COVID-19 test at Topiwala Municipal Maternity Home, Goregaon on Wednesday. Pic/Satej Shinde