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Six new COVID-19 cases, including one death, in Dharavi

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Six new COVID-19 cases, including one death, in Dharavi
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Mumbai, Apr 13 () Six new coronavirus cases,including one death, were reported from Dharavi on Monday,taking the total number of the people affected by theinfection in Mumbai's biggest slum sprawl to 49, aBrihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) official said.

With this, the total number of deaths in Dharavi hasgone up to five, he said.

Three new coronavirus cases were reported from MadinaNagar, Janata Cooperative Housing Society and Gulmohar chawlof Dharavi, and one each from a chawl and Kalyanwadi locality,the official said.

Besides, samples of a 60-year-old man from Nehruchawl, who died at Sion Hospital, came out positive for theviral disease, he added.

The 21-year-old man from Kalyanwadi who has testedpositive for COVID-19 works as a ward boy at Breach CandyHospital is south Mumbai.

"Investigation of high risk contacts is underprogress," said the official. KKGKNSK NSK


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