Dharavi reported 33 COVID-19 cases on Thursday, pushing the tally to 1,061. It also reported nine deaths, taking the total to 49.
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Asia’s largest slum has more cases than many Indian cities, after it crossed the 1,000-mark on Wednesday. It added another 33 cases on Thursday from such areas as Matunga labour camp and Kumbharwada. The area reported two new deaths, that of a 70 year-old man from Vaibhav Society and a 40-year-old woman from Indira Nagar. Seven other deaths were conveyed to the ward office and recorded during the day.
Even as there has been a growing demand to lock down Dharavi, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has no such plan. However, the five high-risk areas continue to be containment zones. Of the 1,061 cases, 293 patients have recovered.
“About 50% of those discharged were treated in Dharavi,” Assistant Municipal Commissioner of G North Ward Kiran Dighavkar said. The BMC has increased its capacity to quarantine people to 3,000 after a Central team made the suggestion.
