After the Union Health Ministry's projections that the city would have 6.50 lakh COVID-19 patients by May 15 scared distressed citizens, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC) own estimates say that positive cases could reach 60,000 to 70,000 in the same period. Though smaller than the Delhi squad's assessment, the projections have the BMC on its toes.

The civic body now wants government-run hospitals in the city to step up their efforts against Coronavirus instead of leaving everything up to the civic-run facilities.