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Mumbai: Dharavi reports only 4 new COVID-19 cases

By Lokmat English Desk | Published: August 18, 2020 7:04 PM

The coronavirus case tally in Dharavi area of Mumbai rose to 2,676 on Tuesday with four new patients coming ...

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The coronavirus case tally in Dharavi area of Mumbai rose to 2,676 on Tuesday with four new patients coming to light, said a Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) official.

The area, considered to be Asia's largest slum, recorded a single-digit rise on the 15th day in a row. It had registered a spike of only four cases on Monday too.

Spread over 2.5 square kilometers, the area has a population over 6.5 lakh.

Of 2,676 COVID-19 patients, 2,333 have recovered and have been discharged from hospitals, the BMC official said, adding that there are only 84 active cases at present.

The civic body has stopped sharing the death toll from the area since June. 

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