Markets in the city were chock a block with citizens who had forgotten Covid-19 appropriate behaviour. People were also seen crowding at the weekly bazaar ahead of Ganeshotsav at Poisar, Kandivli on Wednesday. Pic/Satej Shinde

While the civic administration has said citizens should act responsibly, it has increased the number of clean-up marshals in market places and told them to be ruthless while fining the maskless. Pic/Satej Shinde

A trader at CSMT said, ‘What I saw on Tuesday around 4 pm was very shocking, as the entire lane behind my shop was filled with shoppers and hawkers. There was no fear of Covid-19.' Pic/Satej Shinde

After recording a welcome drop for several weeks, cases have started rising in nine wards between August 16 and September 6. G-north which comprises Dadar, Mahim and Dharavi, tops the list. Pic/Sameer Abedi

In E ward, which covers Byculla, after a cluster of cases was reported at an orphanage, other parts of the area have also seen a spurt in infections. The ward which had 67 active cases at the lowest point of the second wave on August 16, now has 171 cases. Pic/Sameer Abedi

K-West, which covers Andheri West, has 285 active cases, the most among all 24 wards of Mumbai. Pic/Sameer Abedi