City
Epaper

Mumbai: Dharavi logs 6 new corona infections, active cases 101

By Lokmat English Desk | Updated: September 8, 2020 19:03 IST

The tally of COVID-19 cases in Mumbai's slum colony of Dharavi increased to 2,830 on Tuesday with 6 more ...

Open in App

The tally of COVID-19 cases in Mumbai's slum colony of Dharavi increased to 2,830 on Tuesday with 6 more persons testing positive for the infection, the city civic body said.

A Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) officer said 2,459 COVID-19 patients from Dharavi have already recovered and discharged from hospitals.

He said the number of active cases in Dharavi rose to 101.

It is after a gap of more than a month that the number of active cases in the slum-dominated area has crossed the 100-mark, the officer said.

Dharavi, spread over 2.5 lakh square kilometres, has a population of more than 6.5 lakh.

Tags: DharaviMaharashtra GovernmentBrihanmumbai Municipal CorporationCoronavirusCovid-19
Open in App

Related Stories

MumbaiBMC Elections 2026: NCP (SP) Mumbai President Rakhee Jadhav Joins BJP Ahead of Civic Polls (VIDEO)

MumbaiMumbai Police Rescue 9-Foot-Long Python From Dharavi, Share Video

MumbaiMaharashtra Govt Approves 4 New Police Stations, 2 New Zones and 3 New ACP Divisions in Mumbai

MumbaiMumbai: Gang Posing as BMC Officials Extorts Small Businesses in Dharavi; One Arrested, Three Absconding

Maharashtra'No Favouritism': CM Devendra Fadnavis Responds to Ajit Pawar’s Voter-Linked Fund Remarks

Maharashtra Realted Stories

PunePune Crime: Doctor Robbed at Knifepoint After Being Lured on Pretext of Medical Examination

PunePune Crime: Youth Killed After Being Hit with Stone by Bike-Borne Assailants in Fursungi (VIDEO)

MumbaiBMC Election 2026: Thackeray Cousins Share Stage, Outline Welfare-Driven Shiv Sena UBT-MNS Agenda for Mumbai

NashikNashik Civic Polls 2026: Nashik: BJP Leaders Fight at Election Office During Nomination Withdrawal (VIDEO)

MumbaiBMC Election 2026: Mayor’s Post Turns Flashpoint After Devendra Fadnavis Says Mahayuti Will Pick a Hindu-Marathi Mayor