COVID-19: Mumbai witnesses 4 deaths in a day, Dharavi man dies before treatment

After Dharavi reported its first Coronavirus (COVID-19) case on Wednesday, victim passed away in Sion hospital before he could be moved to Mumbai's COVID-19 hospital - Kasturba Hospital, as confirmed by BMC officials. Authorities have already sealed part of Dharavi with 300 flats and 90 shops to prevent spread of virus. Apart from Dharavi resident, three more COVID-19 positive victims died in Mumbai - 84 yr old woman died in Hirandnandani Hospital, a 73-year-old woman in Wockhardt Hospital and a 63-year-old woman in Nair Hospital, taking total number of deaths to 16.

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First case reported in Dharavi

Earlier in day, in an alarming development, a 56-year old man with travel history was tested positive in Asia's biggest slum - Dharavi. While he was shifted to Sion hospital, his family has been put under quarantine. Moreover, BMC has sealed entire building - making it one of 191 'containment areas' throughout city where positive cases have been reported. Health Minister Rajesh Tope had warned that number of positive cases in state is expected to rise  adding that about 5000 individuals are high-risk contacts who have been quarantined.

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Maharashtra & Markaz

According to PTI, 252 people from Maharashtra attended Delhi's Tablighi Jamaat congregation. Officials state that 54 attendees have been quarantined in Nagpur, 1 in Wardha and over 200 attendees have been traced in Konkan area. Contact tracing is still ongoing by state officials. PM Modi has spoken to CM Uddhav Thackeray urging him to trace, test and treat all Markaz attendees as soon as possible.

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Maharashtra under lockdown

On March 14, Thackeray government invoked Epidemic Diseases Act declaring Coronavirus as an epidemic - declaring all gyms, swimming pools, malls, atres, pubs shut in Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Thane, Nagpur, Pimpri-Chinchwad till March 31 amid rising cases of Coronavirus. With railways shutting down its services on March 22 marking 'Janta Curfew', Maharashtra government extended a state-wide curfew, stopping all transport services across districts. After PM Modi anuncing a 21-day lockdown, Maharashtra too enforced same as state recorded highest number of cases at 335.

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