26 Test Positive for COVID-19 in Dharavi, One More Succumbs to Virus
Twenty six persons tested positive for coronavirus in Dharavi here on Thursday, taking the number of COVID-19 cases in the area to 86, said Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 16 (ANI): Twenty six persons tested positive for coronavirus in Dharavi here on Thursday, taking the number of COVID-19 cases in the area to 86, said Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation.Meanwhile, a person succumbed to coronavirus and the total number of deaths in Dharavi stands at nine. According to the State Health Department, 165 more people tested positive for COVID-19 and the number of cases in Maharashtra has climbed to 3081.Maharashtra's first COVID-19 patient was detected on March 9 when a couple from Pune tested positive. They were treated successfully and discharged after 14 days treatment on March 23.A total of 259 patients have recovered till now in Maharashtra and discharged from hospitals, the State Health Department added. (ANI)
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