Spread over an area of 2.1 square kilometers Dharavi is home to more than 10 lakh people. With a population density of 277,136 square kilometers, the area was a potential petri dish for the spread of coronavirus.
The slum has seen a total of 2,268 cases while more than 1,600 patients have made full recovery.
Currently, there are 586 active cases of coronavirus in the slum-clusters of Dharavi.
With thousands rendered jobless due to the COVID-19 pandemic, migrant workers were stranded in the slums of Dharavi.
Migrant workers had thronged the nearest bus and train terminals to return in the initial phase of the lockdown.