Dharavi reports 36 new Covid-19 cases

As per the BMC, Dharavi currently has 143 active cases and 2,088 people have been cured/discharged.

A total of 36 new Covid-19 cases were reported in Dharavi area here on Sunday, said Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).

Health worker and doctor conduct thermal screening and pulse test of a resident at Dharavi during Covid-19 pandemic in Mumbai. (Vijayanand Gupta/HT Photo)

This takes the total number of cases in Asia’s biggest slum to 2,480.

As per the BMC, Dharavi currently has 143 active cases and 2,088 people have been cured/discharged.

According to the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry, Maharashtra is the worst affected state by the Covid-19 pandemic, with 3,00,937 cases reported so far.