Mumbai, Nov 21 (PTI) The tally of COVID-19 cases in the Dharavi area here increased to 3,640 on Saturday with ten new infections coming to light, a civic official said.

The day before, Dharavi had reported only one new case and since Monday, the number of daily new cases had not exceeded three.

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Of total 3,640COVID-19 cases, 3,314 patients have already recovered and discharged from hospitals.

The number of active cases in the area increased to 15.

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

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