COVID-19 cases in Dharavi up by 25 to 369

Mumbai, Apr 30 () With 25 more persons testingcoronavirus positive in Dharavi in Mumbai on Thursday, thetally of such patients in the densely-populated slum area grewto 369, a civic official said.

The new cases were found in Shiv Shakti Nagar, ShastriNagar, PMGP Colony, Dhorwada, Transit camp, Indira Nagar,Muslim Nagar, Chaugule Chawl and some other localities inDharavi, the official of the Brihanmumbai MunicipalCorporation (BMC) said.

So far, 18 persons have died due to the infection inDharavi, he said.

Dharavi is one of the biggest slums in Asia wherenearly 15 lakh people live in small shanties, making it one ofthe most congested areas of the metropolis. KKNP NP