The COVID-19 tally in Mumbai's
slum colony Dharavi rose to 3,152 with the addition of 12 new cases on Monday, a senior BMC official said.
After reporting seven fresh cases on September 25, Dharavi has been registering double digit daily infections (between 10 and 20) since the past three days.
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He said 2,682 COVID-19 patients in the slum-dominated area have already recovered from the infection and discharged from hospitals.
According to the official, presently Dharavi has 188 patients under treatment.
Dharavi, having a population of more than 6.5 lakh, is spread over 2.5 square kilometres.
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