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Three new coronavirus cases in Mumbai's Dharavi; total tally now 10

The three patients are a 25-year-old man from Mukund Nagar locality, a 35-year-old man from Dhanwada chawl, and a 60-year-old woman, who resides in Muslim Nagar

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Dharavi has reported three more coronavirus cases on Wednesday, taking the number in Asia's largest slum area to 10, a civic offical said.

The three patients are a 25-year-old man from Mukund Nagar locality, a 35-year-old man from Dhanwada chawl, and a 60-year-old woman, who resides in Muslim Nagar, news agency PTI reported.

The patient from Mukund Nagar was a high risk contact of a 49-year-old man, who earlier tested positive for coronavirus, and was kept at a quarantine facility, the official said.

"The 60-year-old woman from Muslim Nagar works as a cleaner at the KEM Hospital. She tested positive

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