Home Articles 229 school hostel students test coronavirus positive in Maharashtra
KEY STORY
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A total of 229 students of a public school hostel in Maharashtra’s Washim district have tested coronavirus positive, an official said on Thursday.
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Four school staffers have also tested positive, the official said, adding the area has been declared a containment zone.
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Altogether 327 students from various districts in Vidarbha region reside at the hostel of the Bhavna Public School.
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Earlier this week, 39 students and five employees of a hostel in Latur district of Marathwada had tested positive.
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Twenty one students tested positivein the first few days after which RT-PCR tests of all the 327 students were conducted, he said.
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Maharashtra on Wednesday witnessed a significant rise in coronavirus cases, with more than 8,000 new infections coming to light in a single day after a gap of over four months, health officials said.
CONCLUSION
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The state reported 8,807 cases on Wednesday, taking its total infection count to 21,21,119.
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It had reported 8,142 cases on October 21 last year, after which the numbers had declined.
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With 80 deaths reported on Wednesday, the state’s fatality count rose to 51,937, the official said.