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Dharavi: 6 COVID-19 cases reported, 2 death; tally 55

By Lokmat English Desk | Updated: April 14, 2020 12:30 IST

Six new coronavirus cases, including two deaths, were reported from Dharavi on Tuesday, taking the total number of people ...

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Six new coronavirus cases, including two deaths, were reported from Dharavi on Tuesday, taking the total number of people affected by the disease in Mumbai''s slum area to 55, a civic official said.

New cases were found in Muslim Nagar, Kalyanwadi, Janata Society and Rajiv Nagar localities of Dharavi, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) official said.

"High risk contact-tracing of all new cases is being done," he said.

So far, seven deaths have been reported from Dharavi, which is one of the biggest slum areas of Asia. 

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