Mumbai, Oct 15 (PTI) Dharavi reported 15 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, taking the tally in the densely populated slum colony of Mumbai to 3,374, a civic official said.

Out of the total cases, 2,924 patients have so far recovered, the official from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said.

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As of now, there are 154 active COVID-19 cases in Dharavi, he said.

The first COVID-19 patient was found in the slum colony on April 1, nearly 20 days after the detection of the first viral infection case in Mumbai on March 11.

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Spread over 2.5 sq km area, Dharavi is considered the largest slum in Asia with a population over 6.5 lakh.

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