Mumbai, Dec 1 (PTI) The number of COVID-19 cases in slum-dominated Dharavi in Mumbai rose by four to reach 3,696 on Tuesday, an official said.

The number of active cases stand at 16, and 3,369 people have been discharged so far, the civic official added.

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Dharavi is spread on an area of 2.5 square kilometres and has a population of over 6.5 lakh, making it one of the densest urban settlements anywhere in the world.

The first COVID-19 case was detected in Dharavi on April 1, some 20 days after Mumbai got on to the infection map on March 11.

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