Mumbai, Oct 30 (PTI) The tally of coronavirus cases in the slum-dominated Dharavi area of Mumbai increased to 3,543 with seven new cases coming to light on Friday, a senior civic official said.

Of these, 3,101 patients have already recovered and have been discharged from hospitals and Dharavi currently has only 133 active cases, he said.

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Spread over 2.5 square kilometres and having a population of over 6.5 lakh, Dharavi is considered as the largest slum in Asia.

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