India News | Dharavi Tally Nears 2,500 with 12 New COVID-19 Cases
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. With 12 more people testing positive for novel coronavirus on Monday, the tally of cases in Dharavi slum sprawl here has reached 2,492, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said.
Mumbai, Jul 20 (PTI) With 12 more people testing positive for novel coronavirus on Monday, the tally of cases in Dharavi slum sprawl here has reached 2,492, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said.
Dharavi now has 147 active cases.
The BMC said 2,095 of 2,492 patients have already been discharged from hospitals.
The civic body has stopped sharing the latest death toll, if any, from Dharavi.
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The slum colony, once a COVID-19 hotspot, was hailed by the WHO a few days back for flattening the transmission curve.
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