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Mumbai: Measles cases spread into island city now
Updated On: 30 November, 2022 07:55 AM IST | Mumbai | Suraj Pandey
As per BMC officials, cases are low now, but in winter there are chances of it spreading, so people must be alert
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Measles cases are spreading across Mumbai. Colaba, Cuffe Parade, Malabar Hill, Grant Road and Mulund have also now recorded measles cases, apart from the other wards that already have them across the city. Mulund and Malabar Hill are non-slum areas. Until now, most of the cases were reported from slum areas but now new cases are popping up in non-slum areas or close to them. As per BMC officials, cases are low now, but in winter there are chances of it spreading, so people must be alert.
At least six wards in the city have reported outbreaks that are the highest compared to eastern and western suburbs. After A ward (Colaba, Cuffe parade) which reported six cases, now cases are seen in D ward (Malabar, Grant Road) which reported four and the non-slum T ward (Mulund) which had reported one case of measles. According to senior officials from T ward, there are now two confirmed cases and two suspected measles patients have been found in non-slum areas in the ward. According to BMC officials, the one-year-old girl, a resident of Andheri W detected with measles who died recently, was living in a non-slum complex in Andheri and had been admitted to a private hospital for the past two months due to a heart ailment.
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