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Zero Covid cases in Dharavi: 1st in 2nd wave

MUMBAI: Dharavi recorded zero Covid cases on Monday for the first time since the second wave started in the city in February.
So far, total Covid cases in Dharavi is 6,861 of which 13 cases are active.
Dharavi has recorded 47 deaths since February this year while total Covid deaths stand at 359.
The count of Covid tests in Dharavi is 95 — 60 RTPCR and 35 antigen.
Officials said depending on cases on a daily basis 80 to 90 tests are done.
On days there are more positive cases test numbers increase as their immediate contacts are tested.
Also, camps are held where 40 to 50 RTPCR tests are done.
Assistant municipal commissioner of G-North ward, Kiran Dighavkar, said Dharaviwas not hit hard, like other slums in the city.
“We were testing aggressively to ensure any positive case is isolated at the earliest possible,” he said.
On May 26 this year, Dharavi reported just three cases of Covid-19, showing the first dip in infection numbers.
Since then, cases have been in single digits.
The BMC has shut its quarantine centres in Dharavi and those needing quarantine are sent to Dadar.

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