Mumbai, May 26 (PTI) With 38 new coronavirus positive cases being detected in Dharavi here on Tuesday, the number of the infected patients in the slum colony has risen to 1,621, a Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) official said.

No fresh death is reported from Dharavi where 60 people have so far succumbed to the infection, he said.

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"Of the 38 new cases, the highest number of nine cases were found in Matunga Labour Camp locality," he said.

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