The city is on the verge of the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and many areas in the western and eastern suburbs are registering more cases than in last October during the first peak. However, some areas mostly in the south part of the city, like Colaba, Fort, Malabar Hill, Tardeo, Bhendi Bazaar have less cases now, in comparison to October.

Most areas like Andheri, Vile Parle, Khar, Bandra, Chembur, Mulund have been witnessing a large number of cases. Some of the wards have already crossed the highest number in the first peak. Until now, the maximum number of daily cases registered was on October 7 (2,848) and October 8 (2,823) (between October 4 and 10). K west (Jogeshwari west, Andheri west, Vile Parle west), K east (Jogeshwari east, Andheri east, Vile Parle east), T (Mulund), D (Malabar Hill, Tardeo), R central (Borivli) and R south (Kandivli) had registered more than a thousand cases that week.