'Hope Won': Simi Garewal, Kunal Kohli on Dharavi recording single-digit COVID-19 cases

Dharavi, kwn as Asia's largest slum, reported only one new coronavirus case on Tuesday which took  tally in densely populated area in heart of Mumbai to 2,335, an official stated. last time Dharavi had recorded a single new coronavirus case was on April 5, three months ago.

first coronavirus case was found in Dharavi on April 1, 20 days after first case was found in Mumbai. Some 6.5 lakh people are estimated to live in Dharavi. Reacting to this good news and progress report, Bollywood celebrities like Simi Garewal and Kunal Kohli took to ir Twitter handle to praise efforts put in by Maharashtra government.

Meanwhile, Bollywood actor Rakulpreet Singh in collaboration with 'Million Dollar Vegan' will serve 1000 meals on July 11, 12, 18 and 19 across Dharavi slum. According to reports, menu will have masoor biryani with vegetables.

Meanwhile, on Wednesday (July 8), three new cases of coronavirus were recorded in Mumbai's slum colony of Dharavi, taking tally to 2,338, city civic body said. Dharavi, once a hotspot has seen a dramatic improvement in coronavirus situation.

With addition of three new COVID-19 cases, tally in Dharavi has gone up to 2,338, a senior Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) official said. civic body has, however, stopped disclosing number of deaths, if any, in slum-dominated area since past few days.

BMC official said Dharavi has only 329 active cases, while 1,768 patients have already recovered and discharged from COVID-19 facilities.

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(with PTI inputs)