Coronavirus in Maharashtra: 9 new cases in Dharavi, number of infections in state inches closer to 6000

Coronavirus in Maharashtra: Nine new coronavirus cases were found in Dharavi on Wednesday taking the total number of Covid-19 patients to 189 here. There have been 12 deaths in Dharavi due to coronavirus infection so far. Dharavi is Asia's largest slum and is a densely populated area that has huts situated very close to each other in unhygienic conditions. Spread of Covid-19 infection in Dharavi can cause a major crisis in Mumbai which already has become the epicentre of Covid-19 infections in Maharashtra which in turn, is a severely affected state.

Maharashtra's COVID-19 tally has reached 5649. There have been 269 deaths so far. 431 new coronavirus cases were found in the state today. 18 Covid-19 patients passed away today. On a brighter note, 67 patients were discharged today bringing the total number of those discharged to 789.

Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Wednesday accompanied teams from central government as they visited Dharavi. The health minister along with the central teams reviewed the situation in quarantine and transit camp facility.

Here are the latest Covid-19 figures from districts in Maharashtra

City/ District	Positive cases	Deaths	Discharged	Active cases
Mumbai	3683	161	483	3039
Thane	447	13	30	404
Palghar	129	4	8	117
Raigad	50	1	4	45
Nashik	95	8	2	85
Ahmednagar	29	2	11	16
Dhule	4	1	0	3
Jalgaon	3	1	1	1
Nandurbar	4	0	0	4
Pune	716	55	137	524
Solapur	25	2	0	23
Satara	13	2	3	8
Kolhapur	9	0	2	7
Sangli	27	1	26	0
Sindhudurg	1	0	1	0
Ratnagiri	8	1	1	6
Aurangabad	35	3	14	18
Jalna	1	0	0	1
Hingoli	1	0	1	0
Parbhani	1	0	0	1
Latur	8	0	8	0
Osmanabad	3	0	3	0
Beed	1	0	0	1
Akola	16	1	0	15
Amravati	6	1	0	5
Yavatmal	16	0	7	9
Buldhana	21	1	8	12
Washim	1	0	0	1
Nagpur	79	1	12	66
Gondia	1	0	1	0
Chandrapur	2	0	0	2