Coronavirus: 17 Members Of a Family Tests Positive In Maharashtra

  • In an unprecedented case of COVID-19 spread, 17 members of a family in Islampur in Sangli district have tested positive to the novel coronavirus.
  • Four of a family had first tested positive for the viral infection on Monday (Mar 23). 
  • By Wednesday (Mar 25), another five family members had tested positive. 
  • After 5 of them tested positive on 25 May, more than 20 other members of the extended family, who reside in the same locality, were put on compulsory quarantine. 
  • Their samples were taken and sent to NIV-Pune, where 12 more tested positive.
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