Dharavi reports no deaths in last 24 hrs, area tally 2,134

Dharavi, slum area in Mumbai reported 28 new cases of COVID-19, taking the tally to 2,134 on Thursday, BMC said.

A Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) official said no fresh death was reported from the slum-dominated area in the past 24 hours, keeping the toll constant at 78.

According to the official, out of the 2,134 COVID-19 patients in Dharavi, 1,055 have already recovered from the infection and discharged from hospitals.

Dharavi, the largest slum in Asia, is spread across 2.5 square kilometres and has a population of 6.5 lakh.