Mumbai | Jagrar: Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar on Saturday stated that no weekend lockdown can be imposed withinside the economic capital as of now, noting that maximum of the instances are "moderate or asymptomatic". This comes after the metropolis stated almost 21,000 new COVID-19 instances, the best one-day spike ever because the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. "2500 beds are to be had on the BKC Jumbo COVID-19 Centre. So far, there aren't anyt any ICU sufferers on the centre. Most sufferers are asymptomatic. Weekend lockdown will now no longer be imposed for now," Pednekar became quoted as pronouncing via way of means of information organisation ANI. Earlier this week, Pednekar had stated that a whole lockdown can be imposed in Mumbai if the day by day COVID-19 instances move the 20,000-mark. Speaking to reporters, Pednekar had appealed to humans to observe suitable COVID-19 norms and use triple-layer mask even as travelling. She had additionally entreated humans to get vaccinated on the earliest. "Today, no person needs a lockdown and it surely should not be imposed, as simply now everybody is getting better from it. If the lockdown is enforced again, it's going to badly have an effect on everybody," Pednekar had stated. "But, if the day by day COVID-19 instances move the 20,000 mark, a lockdown can be carried out via way of means of the civic frame and the country authorities as consistent with the Union authorities's rules," Pednekar added. Meanwhile, Mumbai on Friday recorded 20, 971 new COVID-19 instances, the best one-day spike to date, stated the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), including that six deaths - maximum in an afternoon withinside the final months - have been additionally stated withinside the metropolis. On Thursday, the metropolis had stated 20,181 new infections, which became a brand new record, and 4 deaths. On November 4, 2021, the city had recorded six fatalities. As consistent with the BMC, Mumbai's overall caseload stands at 8.seventy four lakh even as over 16,000 sufferers have succumbed to the infection