Five fresh cases of coronavirus were confirmed in Mumbai's slum Dharavi, out of which two people had attended Tablighi Jamaat held at west Delhi's Nizamuddin area, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said on Friday.
At least 7.5 lakh residents in Mumbai's slum town Dharavi will undergo tests for coronavirus in the next 10-12 days
Two new coronavirus positive cases were also found in Dadar in central Mumbai, including a 69-year-old man. While the man is admitted to Kasturba Hospital, his five close contacts have been quarantined.
Two more coronavirus cases have been reported from Mumbai's Dharavi district as the father and brother of the 2nd confirmed COVID-19 infected in the area also tested positive.
Coronavirus: 2 new cases in Dharavi, number of COVID-10 infections in slum rises to 5
The police investigation further reveals that 10 Tablighi Jamaat members stayed in one of deceased's vacant houses in Dharavi between March 22 anf March 24. Also, Of them, four members visited him before heading for Kerala on March 27.
A doctor in Mumbai's Dharavi tested positive for coronavirus. This is the third COVID-19 positive case from Dharavi in last couple of days.
Maharashtra has so far notched 17 COVID-19 deaths, comprising patients from Mumbai, Thane, Palghar, Pune, and Buldhana. In the wake of the Tablighi Jamaat scare, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday urged that all types of religious or social gatherings should be avoided to avoid a Delhi-like situation in Maharashtra.
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