In apparent signs of flattening of the coronavirus curve, Dharavi, believed to be Asia's largest slum located in Mumbai and also a hotspot, has reported not a single COVID-19 death in the last six days while 939 of the total 1,899 patients have recovered
Ajay Devgn after urging everyone to donate for the well-being of the dwellers of Dharavi in Mumbai has himself come out in their support. The actor is silently paying the expenses of the oxygen cylinders and ventilators being used at the newly-built 200-bed hospital for coronavirus patients.
Residents of Asia's largest slum, Dharavi queued up outside the slum after the government announced that they will be making arrangements to send the migrant workers to their hometowns.
Mumbai has been the epicenter of coronavirus cases, not just in Maharashtra but in the entire country. Considering COVID-19 cases in the metropolitan including Thane Division, comprises Mumbai, Thane, Palghar and Raigad districts, the metropolitan has 38,585 cases touching the 40,000-mark.
The number of coronavirus cases in the Dharavi area of Mumbai increased to 1,478 as 53 new patients were found on Friday, while death toll reached 57 with one more person dying, a civic official said.
Latest additions have brought total number of cases in Maharashtra to 27,524. Out of these 20,441 cases are being treated in hospitals. The death toll in the state crossed 1000-mark. The tally is at 1019.
Among the most populated and congested areas of Mumbai, Dharavi may have had a delayed entry into the COVID-19 health crisis, but with over 1,000 cases, it has certainly found itself in a precarious position.
Maharashtra on Wednesday reported a new high of 54 Covid-19 deaths, while Mumbai accounted for a record 40 fatalities and the number of positive cases across the state achieved a new single-day spike of 1,495, health officials said here.
The residents of Delhi's Shalimar Bagh believe that if the area is not converted into a containment zone and sealed properly, it would become a big hub of cases just like Mumbai's Dharavi slum
Detection of these cases has brought total number of cases in Dharavi to 833. There have been 27 deaths so far.
The slums of Dharavi have been a witness to 590 coronavirus infections till date, including 20 deaths
Coronavirus in Maharashtra: Four coronavirus deaths were reported on Tuesday in Dharavi, Asia's largest slum situated in Mumbai. New cases from the slum housing 7.5 lakh people remains a matter of concern in Mumbai, the worst hit city in Maharashtra.
Thirteen new coronavirus cases were found in Mumbai's Dharavi, taking the tally in the slum- dominated area to 288 on Monday. This was a drop from 34 new cases - the highest single day count so far - found in Dharavi on Sunday.
Maharashtra, the worst affected state, continues to record increasing number of coronavirus patients and deaths.
Another coronavirus death was reported from Dharavi in Mumbai on Thursday. This took the death toll in Asia's largest slum to 13. On Thursday, 25 new Covid-19 cases were reported from Dharavi. There have been 214 coronavirus cases in Dharavi so far.
Coronavirus in Maharashtra: Nine new coronavirus cases were found in Dharavi on Wednesday taking the total number of Covid-19 patients to 189 here. There have been 12 deaths in Dharavi due to coronavirus infection so far.
9 new COVID-19 positive cases reported in Dharavi; the total number of positive cases in Dharavi is now 189 including 12 deaths: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation
Dharavi slum sprawl in Mumbai on Monday reported 30 new COVID-19 cases, taking the total number of the affected people to 168, a BMC official said. Dharavi, one of the prominent coronavirus hotspot in the worst-hit Mumbai, reported 11 deaths so far.
Dharavi, Asia's largest slum, on Sunday recorded 20 new coronavirus infections, taking the overall count of cases reported from the shantytown to 138
Coronavirus Dharavi: The BMC has started using a sanitiser brought in from New Zealand. The country has been able to bring effective control on coronavirus spread. The sanitiser 'Zoono' has been found to kill 99.99% of any virus
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