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.