MUMBAI :
Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Wednesday said that over 5000 people have been quarantined so far who were in close contact of 162 corona virus positive patients.
“Around 5343 people were identified as high risk contact, because they were in close contact with the 162 COVID-19 positive patients of the state.
We have quarantined these ‘high risk contact’ people as they could spread infection, the Health Minister said while speaking to reporters.
“There is a clear indication that more people might test positive for coronavirus in coming days”, the minister averred.
In a big relief, a COVID-19 patient from Pune city tested negative for the infection on Wednesday, after remaining “critical” on ventilator during her 14-day isolation period. The woman, who is an anganwadi worker, was taken off the ventilator and is currently responding well to the treatment, a doctor at Bharti Hospital Pune here said.
