India News | Five New Coronavirus Cases in Dharavi

Mumbai, Dec 10 (PTI) The COVID-19 tally in Dharavi, the biggest slum in Mumbai, rose to 3,741 on Thursday with the addition of five cases, a senior official of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said.

On Wednesday, only one positive case was reported from the area.

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Out of the 3,741patients from this densely-populated slum pocket, 3,415 have already recovered and got discharge from hospitals, the civic official said.

There are 15 active cases in Dharavi at present.

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

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