Dharavi is once again turning out to be a spot of bother for the BMC despite its intensified efforts on door-to-door screening and isolation of those with COVID symptoms. The slum cluster on Thursday recorded 99 positive cases, its daily highest in 11 months. The spread of infections in Dharavi has prompted the BMC to renew its focus on all slum pockets across the city.

“Last year early May, we had cases a little over 100 but since then this is the first time that the numbers have gone up. We are taking all the necessary measures and isolating people to ensure the virus doesn’t spread,” said Kiran Dighavkar, assistant municipal commissioner.