Mumbai: Dharavi reports 8 new COVID-19 cases, area tally 2,597
By Lokmat English Desk | Updated: August 6, 2020 19:18 IST2020-08-06T19:17:28+5:302020-08-06T19:18:53+5:30
On Thursday, Dharavi reported eight new cases of coronavirus taking the tally to 2,597, the city civic body said. ...
Mumbai: Dharavi reports 8 new COVID-19 cases, area tally 2,597
On Thursday, Dharavi reported eight new cases of coronavirus taking the tally to 2,597, the city civic body said.
A senior Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) official said eight fresh infections took the tally to 2,597, but Dharavi has only 82 active COVID-19 cases.
As many as 2,515 patients have already recovered and discharged from COVID-19 facilities, he said.
The civic body has, however, stopped disclosing COVID-19 deaths.
World Health Organization (WHO) praised the efficient COVID-19 management in Mumbai's Dharavi, one of the largest slums in the world.
Open in app8 new cases of #COVID19 reported in Mumbai's Dharavi today. Active cases in the area now stand at 82 while 2257 people have been discharged. Total number of positive cases in Dharavi stands at 2597: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation pic.twitter.com/8WHel2pnl3
— ANI (@ANI) August 6, 2020
