A woman police constable posted at the residence of Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has tested positive for coronavirus. As per reports, she had been posted there for a period of not more than two days before she tested COVID-19 positive on Sunday.
“A woman constable has tested positive for Covid-19. We have hospitalised her while contact-tracing is going on,” said a senior IAS official quoted by PTI.
As a precautionary measure, as many as 6 police staff has been quarantined.
Coronavirus cases in Maharashtra have crossed the 5000-mark while the death toll stands at 251. As many as 722 people have recovered in the state after contracting the virus.
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