<p>The tally of COVID-19 cases in the slum-dominated Dharavi area of Mumbai increased to 2,697 on Thursday after 17 more people tested positive for the infection, a senior BMC official said.</p>.<p>It is after a gap of more than a fortnight that Dharavi has recorded double digit COVID-19 case count in a day.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-news-live-updates-unlock-30-rules-india-maharashtra-karnataka-delhi-tamil-nadu-mumbai-bengaluru-chennai-ahmedabad-new-delhi-total-cases-deaths-recoveries-today-covid-19-coronavirus-vaccine-covid-vaccine-updates-869265.html" target="_blank"><strong>For latest updates and live news on coronavirus, click here</strong></a></p>.<p>On August 3, a total of 12 positive cases were recorded in Dharavi and since then the daily count has been in single digits.</p>.<p>The BMC official said 2,342 COVID-19 patients in the slum sprawl have already recovered and discharged from hospitals.</p>.<p>According to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), currently Dharavi has only 95 active COVID-19 cases.</p>.<p>The civic body, however, has stopped sharing COVID-19 deaths, if any, from Dharavi, which is spread across 2.5 square kilometres and has a population of 6.5 lakh.</p>.<p>The COVID-19 cases in the G-north ward, that includes Dadar and Mahim areas along with Dharavi, have crossed the 7,000-mark.</p>
<p>The tally of COVID-19 cases in the slum-dominated Dharavi area of Mumbai increased to 2,697 on Thursday after 17 more people tested positive for the infection, a senior BMC official said.</p>.<p>It is after a gap of more than a fortnight that Dharavi has recorded double digit COVID-19 case count in a day.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-news-live-updates-unlock-30-rules-india-maharashtra-karnataka-delhi-tamil-nadu-mumbai-bengaluru-chennai-ahmedabad-new-delhi-total-cases-deaths-recoveries-today-covid-19-coronavirus-vaccine-covid-vaccine-updates-869265.html" target="_blank"><strong>For latest updates and live news on coronavirus, click here</strong></a></p>.<p>On August 3, a total of 12 positive cases were recorded in Dharavi and since then the daily count has been in single digits.</p>.<p>The BMC official said 2,342 COVID-19 patients in the slum sprawl have already recovered and discharged from hospitals.</p>.<p>According to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), currently Dharavi has only 95 active COVID-19 cases.</p>.<p>The civic body, however, has stopped sharing COVID-19 deaths, if any, from Dharavi, which is spread across 2.5 square kilometres and has a population of 6.5 lakh.</p>.<p>The COVID-19 cases in the G-north ward, that includes Dadar and Mahim areas along with Dharavi, have crossed the 7,000-mark.</p>