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Mumbai: Winter onset may bring more measles cases in city
Updated On: 29 November, 2022 09:16 PM IST | Mumbai | Suraj Pandey
Doctors warn people to be alert; cases now being reported from non-slum areas
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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 Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) officials, cases are low now, but in winter there are chances of them spreading, so people must be alert.
At least 6 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.
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