The number of COVID-19 cases in the slum-clusters of Dharavi has climbed to 2725 with 12 fresh cases on Tuesday (August 25).
A senior Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) official said that there are only 90 active cases in Dharavi while a total of 2,375 patients were discharged after recovery.
Meanwhile, 10 more COVID-19 positive cases were reported from Dadar area in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of positive cases in the area to 2,411. A total of 1,948 have been discharged so far from Dadar. There are 372 active cases in Dadar, so far.
The nearby Mahim reported seven new cases, taking the total number of COVID-19 positive cases in the area to 2,124. There are 249 active cases in Mahim, while 1,795 patients have been cured of the disease.
G/North Ward, which includes Dharavi, Mahim and Dadar, is the third worst-hit ward of BMC out of the 24 administrative wards. So far, the ward has registered 7,260 coronavirus cases, which includes 6118 recoveries and 711 active cases, as per information provided by a senior BMC official.
Source: https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/coronavirus/news/mumbai-12-new-covid-19-cases-in-dharavi-active-cases-reduced-to-372-in-dadar/articleshow/77745740.cms
