The Worli and Dharavi areas of Mumbai , which are hotspots for the novel coronavirus, are now witnessing a continuous decline in the number...
The Worli and Dharavi areas of Mumbai, which are hotspots for the novel coronavirus, are now witnessing a continuous decline in the number of daily cases, and an increase in the doubling rate, the Hindustan Times reported on Tuesday.
The Worli suburb has so far reported an average of 35 to 40 cases per day in June, compared with 60 in May. In Dharavi, the average new cases have reduced from 47 in May to 27 in June. The doubling rate of cases has risen to 44 days for Worli and 38 days for Dharavi.
Kiran Dighavkar, assistant municipal commissioner of G North Ward, which includes Dharavi, told the Hindustan Times: “We have separated suspected patients from the community on a timely basis, conducted screenings and aggressive testing and organised fever camps. We have identified people who were using common toilets and home quarantined them also.”
Dharavi has 1,924 cases of Covid-19 and 71 deaths. However, on Monday it reported only 12 new cases. No deaths have been reported in the last nine days, according to News18. Dighavkar said that of the 1,924 cases, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has already placed around 70% in quarantine.
“I don’t think that there will be a rise in the numbers after this as we are continuously screening more...
