Maharashtra: 229 students & 3 staffers of school hostel test COVID-19 positive in Washim

At least 229 students and 3 staffers of a hostel in a school in Washim district, Maharashtra have tested positive for COVID-19. The school premises have been declared a containment zone.

A total of 327 students from Amravati, Hingoli, Nanded, Washim, Buldhana, Akola reside in this hostel. As per the update by the Washim District Information Office, the school is in Degaon in Risod taluka of the district. Collector Shanmugarajan S paid a visit to the school to review the situation.

Meanwhile, Maharashtra on Wednesday witnessed a significant rise in COVID-19 cases, with more than 8,000 new infections coming to light in a single day after a gap of over four months, health officials said.

Maharashtra: 229 students and 3 staffers of a hostel in Washim test positive for #COVID19. A total of 327 students from Amravati, Hingoli, Nanded, Washim, Buldhana, Akola reside in this hostel.

— ANI (@ANI) February 25, 2021