Five new COVID-19 cases in Dharavi; slum area tally 60

Mumbai, Apr 15 () Five more persons tested positiveto coronavirus in Dharavi, taking the total number of suchcases in Mumbai's slum area to 60, a senior civic officialsaid on Wednesday.

All the new patients - three males and two females -are from the Mukund Nagar locality of Dharavi.

"Contact-tracing of high risk contacts of new patientsis under progress," the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporationofficial said.

So far, seven COVID-19 patients from Dharavi havedied.

Dharavi is one the biggest slum areas in Asia. KKGK GK