In a major concern, 28 students between 6 to 15 years of age of an Ashram school in Bhiwandi’s Chimbipada tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday, January 3. Of the total students, 23 are boys and five are girls.
Apart from them, two staff members of the school also tested positive. With this, the total number of COVID-19 patients touched 30.
The students are admitted for treatment in Thane civil hospital. As per the district health department, the students of the school showed symptoms like cold and fever for the last few days. After which, their antigen test was carried out by the Chimbipada primary health.
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The centre carried out antigen tests of over 198 students and 30 were positive. The centre is now closely looking into the school and taking measures to help the students with treatment.
Meanwhile, on Monday, January 3, the Greater Mumbai Area reported 8082 new COVID-19 cases, according to the data released by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). Of these 90 per cent which is 7273 patients were asymptomatic. On the other hand, 574 patients were hospitalized of which 71 are on oxygen.
On the other hand, Maharashtra reported 68 new cases of the Omicron variant. With this, the aggregate number of the highly transmissible COVID-19 variant is 578 in the state, reports cited.
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