Over half of Dharavi’s Covid-19 patients were reported in about a week, shows data released by the BMC. Till Monday evening, the total number of coronavirus cases reported from the area was 632, of which 357, or 56%, were reported from April 27 to May 4.
The highest single-day jump in the number of Covid-19 patients in Dharavi was reported on Sunday — 95 cases.
On Monday, Dharavi once again reported a high number of patients, 42, of whom many are from clusters like Matunga Labour Camp, Mukund Nagar, Dharavi Cross Road, Kalyan Wadi, Shastri Nagar, Sona Nagar and Azad Nagar. Till now, overall 47 cases have been from Mukund Nagar and Matunga Labour Camp, 40 from Dharavi Cross Road, 39 from Kumbhar Wada, and 32 from Kunchi Kurve Nagar. In all, 20 people have died of the coronavirus in Dharavi till now.
BMC officials said 289 people from Dharavi are in quarantine. Kiran Dighavkar, assistant municipal commissioner of the GNorth ward, which contains the slum sprawl, said, “We move out anyone suspected of Covid-19 from their home if we notice that isolation at home is not possible. We expect cases to reduce in the coming days as we have screened thousands of locals and high-risk contacts have been identified and tested.”
Officials said the BMC has directed that those from the slum experiencing symptoms can on their own shift to institutional quarantine centres set up in the area, where doctors are available round the clock. The civic body has set up a 300-bed quarantine facility at the Rajiv Gandhi District Sports Complex, and a 700-bed isolation facility at the Dharavi Transit Camp School. The BMC has acquired 130 rooms in 11 lodges in the area and has arranged for a hundred more beds in a community hall.
Meanwhile, Mahim has reported three more Covid-19 cases, taking the area’s total to 71, while Dadar reported four more cases (from areas like SK Bhole Road and D'Silva Road), taking its case load to 54.
The highest single-day jump in the number of Covid-19 patients in Dharavi was reported on Sunday — 95 cases.
On Monday, Dharavi once again reported a high number of patients, 42, of whom many are from clusters like Matunga Labour Camp, Mukund Nagar, Dharavi Cross Road, Kalyan Wadi, Shastri Nagar, Sona Nagar and Azad Nagar. Till now, overall 47 cases have been from Mukund Nagar and Matunga Labour Camp, 40 from Dharavi Cross Road, 39 from Kumbhar Wada, and 32 from Kunchi Kurve Nagar. In all, 20 people have died of the coronavirus in Dharavi till now.
BMC officials said 289 people from Dharavi are in quarantine. Kiran Dighavkar, assistant municipal commissioner of the GNorth ward, which contains the slum sprawl, said, “We move out anyone suspected of Covid-19 from their home if we notice that isolation at home is not possible. We expect cases to reduce in the coming days as we have screened thousands of locals and high-risk contacts have been identified and tested.”
Officials said the BMC has directed that those from the slum experiencing symptoms can on their own shift to institutional quarantine centres set up in the area, where doctors are available round the clock. The civic body has set up a 300-bed quarantine facility at the Rajiv Gandhi District Sports Complex, and a 700-bed isolation facility at the Dharavi Transit Camp School. The BMC has acquired 130 rooms in 11 lodges in the area and has arranged for a hundred more beds in a community hall.
Meanwhile, Mahim has reported three more Covid-19 cases, taking the area’s total to 71, while Dadar reported four more cases (from areas like SK Bhole Road and D'Silva Road), taking its case load to 54.
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