The state with the highest number of coronavirus cases in the country, Maharashtra, has reported another massive figure of positive patients after more than half of the strength of a school got infected with the deadly virus.
Though the state is witnessing a surge in new cases every single day, people are continuing to lower their guards and roam mask-free. As a repercussion of the careless activities, 229 people from a school’s hostel tested positive for covid-19 in Maharashtra’s Washim district.
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The school has now been declared as a containment zone with 2225 students and 4 teachers catching the virus.
With students majorly from the 2 districts of Amravati and Yavatmal where there have been reports of a sudden increase in cases since the past couple of weeks, it has a total of 327 students.
All had entered their school again and started living in the Washim hostel from February 14th. Within the few days of joining, 21 students were found carrying the virus post which, the entire school underwent the covid-19 RT-PCT tests for confirming the status of the rest of them.
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The results shook the educational institution as more than half of the population of students in the school tested positive for covid-19 with 4 teachers as well. The school was made to shut down and hence termed as a containment zone.
Marathwada’s Latur district reported 39 students and 5 employees of a hostel positive for covid-19 earlier this week.
Maharashtra recorded its biggest surge of 4 months on Wednesday after it registered more than 8,800 new cases- all in a single day. This exceeds the number found anywhere else in the country.
As such, the state government and capital Mumbai’s police have warned citizens of strict measures if they fail to follow the precautionary rules and restrictions.
The district Washim was all over the news in the recent past as it witnessed a mass gathering near a temple this Tuesday, dumping the covid protocols for social media distancing and crowds.
The event occurred after hundreds of supporters of Sanjay Rathod, a Shiv Sena Minister who had reached the temple to worship, jumped in to meet him. The Minister has his name involved in the death of a woman.
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This did not go well with Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray as he called for action against those who violated the rules while also seeking a detailed report from the police and officials over the matter.
The Shiva Sena President highlighted that the rules will be applicable in the same for all, irrespective of the status and position they hold. In view of the spike in cases, all religious, political and social get-togethers have remained banned to avoid a further increase in virus cases.
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The state witnessed 80 fatalities on Wednesday. The total number of covid-19 cases in Maharashtra are currently at 21,21,119 while 51,937 people died of the virus.
The Chief Minister stated that a decision will be taken regarding the imposition of another lockdown in some days based on the actions of the public.
