Maharashtra is reeling under a fresh surge of COVID-19 cases. The latest shocking news comes from Maharashtra’s Latur city where 44 students of a hostel were tested COVID-19 positive on Thursday, a health department official confirmed.
According to the official, last month, 47 other students from the same hostel were found infected with the coronavirus. Students between Class 8 to Class 10 are provided accommodation in this hostel. The hostel is located on the outskirts of the city, close to an English-medium school.
“After testing positive, these students were moved to a local quarantine centre, where they are being treated,” the official said.
Latur COVID-19 data
According to health department data, 146 people have tested coronavirus positive in the Latur district during the day.
Of all those who have been tested positive, 91 are residents of areas located within the Latur Municipal Corporation limits.
Forty-one patients recovered from the infection and…
