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Mumbai's Dharavi reports 6 new COVID-19 cases, area tally 2,444

By Lokmat English Desk | Updated: July 18, 2020 18:57 IST

The number of coronavirus positive patients in Dharavi, Mumbai, went up by 6 to 2,444 on Saturday, a senior ...

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The number of coronavirus positive patients in Dharavi, Mumbai, went up by 6 to 2,444 on Saturday, a senior official of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said.

Dharavi currently has only 107 active COVID-19 cases.

The civic body, however, has stopped disclosing the number of deaths, if any, in the slum-dominated area since the last month.

Dharavi's first COVID-19 case was found on April 1, nearly 20 days after the first positive case was detected in the city on March 11.

Dharavi is the largest slum in Asia spread over 2.5 square kms of area and has a population of around 6.5 lakh living in small congested houses.

Last week, the World Health Organisation (WHO) had praised the efforts taken to contain the spread of the COVID- 19 in Dharavi. 

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