Maharashtra: 229 children found Covid-19 positive in Washim hostel
As COVID-19 cases surge in
Maharashtra, 229 school students and three staff members were found positive
for the virus at a hostel in the Washim district of the state, said district
authorities.
The
students are mostly from Amravati (151).
A total
of 327 students who reside in this hostel are mostly from Amravati, Hingoli,
Nanded, Washim, Buldhana, and Akola.
Last week
26 students were found virus-positive at the hostel after that all the students
were tested.
The
school premises have reportedly been declared a containment zone.
Maharashtra
reported 8,807 new COVID-19 cases and 80 deaths in the last 24 hours, the state
health department said on Wednesday. The state has reported a total of
21,21,119 COVID-19 cases. Read More
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