Summary:
As COVID-19 cases are soaring in Mumbai, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has sealed 1,169 buildings and identified 97 areas as containment zones. Till April 14, BMC sealed 1,100 buildings in the municipal area while there are 95 active containment zones (slums and chawls) in the civic area. Though Delhi has surpassed Mumbai in the number of daily rises in cases, Mumbai has more active COVID-19 cases than the national Capital. As per government data, Mumbai has 85,494 active COVID-19 cases, while Delhi's active caseload stands at 54,309. Mumbai's total COVID-19 death toll is 12,189, while Delhi has seen 11,652 total deaths..