Updated On: 18 April, 2020 06:55 AM IST | Mumbai | Chetna Sadadekar
The number of new cases on Friday was nine, said a civic official, a reduction from the mostly double-digit figures being seen since April 1.

A general practitioner examines a patient in Matunga Labour camp on Friday. Pic/Ashish Raje
After continuously rising in double digits, the number of Coronavirus cases has finally come down to single ones. But the G Northward is not seeing an exponential rise. At the time of going to press on Friday, Dharavi, which falls in the ward, had 15 new cases, taking the tally there to 101.
The state's count, on the other hand, rose to 3,320 from Thursday's 3202. Meanwhile, according to data released by the state government on Friday, Mumbai recorded 12 new cases of COVID-19, taking its tally to 2,085 and registered five deaths, taking the total number to 122. Out of the five deaths on Friday, three had co-morbidities and two had age-related factors, said a civic official. There were total seven deaths in the state, including those in the city. In addition, in the state, 31 patients were discharged, with the total reaching 331. G North ward includes areas such as Dadar, Matunga west and Mahim, with the ward's total cases being 142.