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COVID-19: Dharavi sees 21 cases, highest since October 6 last year

The locality had seen 22 cases on October 6 last year, a civic official said.

Published: 17th March 2021 08:04 AM  |   Last Updated: 17th March 2021 08:04 AM   |  A+A A-

A health worker waits to collect swab samples during a door-to-door screening for COVID-19 at Dharavi, one of Asia's largest slums, in Mumbai. (Photo | AP)

By PTI

MUMBAI: Dharavi in Mumbai, one of the world's densest urban sprawls, on Tuesday reported 21 COVID-19 cases, the highest single-day addition to the infection tally since October, a civic official said.

The locality had seen 22 cases on October 6 last year, he pointed out.

The caseload in Dharavi, which reported its first case in April 1 last year, now stands at 4,279, the official added.

Spread over an area of 2.5 square kilometres, Dharavi has over 6.5 lakh people and innumerable micro and small industrial and commercial units.

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