The tally of coronavirus cases in Mumbai's Dharavi area rose to 3,192 on Thursday with 16 new cases coming to light, a senior Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) official said.
Dharavi, considered to be Asia's largest slum, reported a double-digit spike in cases on the sixth day in a row.
It had reported seven new cases on September 25.
The BMC official said that out of 3,192 COVID-19 patients recorded till now, 2,731 have already recovered.
The area has 170 active patients, he added.
The BMC has stopped disclosing the number of deaths due to COVID-19 from the area.
Dharavi, spread over 2.5 sq km, has a population of over 6.5 lakh.
