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Mumbai’s Dharavi logs zero new Covid cases in last 24 hours

MUMBAI : Mumbai’s Dharavi, known as Asia’s largest slum, did not report a single Covid-19 case over the last 24 hours, the first time since 2 February, the city’s civic body said on Monday. The tally of infection in Dharavi held steady at 6,861, according to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) which said that the […]

Mumbai’s Dharavi
Mumbai’s Dharavi

MUMBAI : Mumbai’s Dharavi, known as Asia’s largest slum, did not report a single Covid-19 case over the last 24 hours, the first time since 2 February, the city’s civic body said on Monday.

The tally of infection in Dharavi held steady at 6,861, according to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) which said that the active caseload of Dharavi is at 13, out of which six are in home isolation and 7 in hospitals, including 3 who are in Covid care units.

Dharavi which has a population of about 10 lakh densely packed into an area of 2.1 sq km had reported its first Covid-19 case on 1 April last year. On 8 April this year, it recorded its highest ever single day spike of 99 cases during the second wave of the virus outbreak.

Vijay Wadetttiwar, state minister for Disaster Management and Rehabilitation told ANI: “Dharavi is Asia’s largest slum and logged zero cases of Covid-19 in a single day. It is a clear indicator that Mumbai is recovering well. Credits for this go to Mumbai authorities for better Covid management and Dharavi residents. It is a clear indicator that Mumbai is strongly fighting against Covid-19.”

Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar said, “It is a success not only for the BMC, but for all the residents of Dharavi. All of them should be thanked.”

In the first wave, the number of daily cases dipped below 30 after September 2020, with no new cases reported in a period of 24 hours on six occasions. Zero cases were reported once in December 2020 and on four days in January and once in February this year.

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