There are now 92 active cases in Dharavi, Mumbai’s sprawling shanty town, where the Covid-19 tally stands at 2,700. The average growth rate of cases in Dharavi is 0.24%, as opposed to 0.39% in July, 0.83% in June, and 4.3% in May, and 12% in April. For the past week, Dharavi has reported new Covid-19 cases in single digits. A total of 116 new cases have been reported in Dharavi in August till Friday, in comparison to 358 in July. The recovery rate in Dharavi is presently 87%, higher than Mumbai’s recovery rate of 80.65%.

Source: Hindustan Times August 22, 2020 06:22 UTC