In one of Asia's biggest slums – Dharavi — a Covid-19 positive case who was detected on Wednesday died at Sion later that day. Ward officials confirmed this. The patient was a resident of an SRA building which the BMC has now locked down and stamped the hands of its quarantined residents. The BMC is in search of his contacts and the eight people of his family have been quarantined, civic sources said. The 56-year-old patient was rushed to Sion hospital owing to respiratory issues, said a civic official. The BMC is, therefore, screening the staff at Sion hospital too. The patient, a first from Dharavi, has claimed no travel history.

The building where the patient resides has 300 flats and 90 shops which were sealed on Wednesday.