India News | Dharavi's Coronavirus Tally Goes Up by 18 to 2,993

Mumbai, Sep 18 (PTI) The COVID-19 infection count in Dharavi, the largest slum in Mumbai, rose to 2,993 with the addition of 18 cases on Friday, a senior Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) official said.

The tally is now close to the 3,000-mark about five- and-a-half months after the first COVID-19 case was detected in the area on April 1.

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Out of the total number of 2,993 patients, 2,562 have already recovered and discharged from hospitals, the official added.

Dharavi currently has 168 active cases, he added.

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The civic body has, however, stopped sharing the death toll from the area, if any, since June.

Dharavi is considered the largest slum in Asia with a population over 6.5 lakh. It is spread over 2.5 square kms of area.

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