Mumbai recorded 242 new COVID-19 positive cases on Monday — the highest in 24 hours so far, taking the total to 1,540. Of the new cases, six are from Dharavi, which includes a 60-year-old man who died at Sion Hospital. The BMC also confirmed nine deaths on Monday that have taken place from April 4 till date. A total of 116 deaths have been recorded in the city till now.

Civic officials from G North ward said that the six new cases included a 34-year-old nurse from Shushrusha Hospital and 21-year-old ward boy from Breach Candy Hospital. Civic officials have identified around 15 high-risk contacts of the man who died, and they have been sent to the Rajiv Gandhi Sports complex in Dharavi for testing. The death count rose to five in Dharavi while a total of 49 cases have been reported. According to civic officials, a total of 1,381 high-risk contacts and 250 people are in quarantine facilities in Ruparel College, Sai Hospital and Rajiv Gandhi Sports Complex.