26 more health workers positive for Coronavirus at Mumbai's now shut Wockhardt Hospital

At least 26 more health care workers at Wockhardt Hospital in Mumbai have tested positive for vel Coronavirus on Tuesday taking tally of cases in hospital to 52. entire hospital was been shut down and declared a containment zone on Monday after 26 of hospital's medical staff tested positive for COVID-19. A ‘containment zone’ is an area where entry and exit is completely restricted to prevent disease from spreading to or areas. 

Virus spread through a 70-yr-old patient

As per statement released by Hospital, 70-year-old cardiac patient who had virus was admitted on March 17. However, he showed COVID-19 symptoms only on March 26 after which he was moved into segregated COVID-19 zone of hospital. At same time, it admitted that hospital staff was "unkwingly" exposed to aforesaid patient for many days.

Wockhardt statement added that this was first positive COVID-19 case in hospital. It added that it was following Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's protocol while treating its staff.  authorities have banned entry and exit from hospital unless all patients test negative twice consecutively.

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Maharashtra on Monday recorded 7 COVID-19 deaths, including a 30-year old pregnant woman, and total positive cases in state shot up by 120 from Sunday's 748 to 868, health officials said.

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Mumbai recorded four new Coronavirus deaths - all males - and number of positive cases increased by 57, Brihan Mumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said on Monday. This has taken Mumbai's total toll to 34, and number of positive cases to 526 till date, highest in India. Till date, BMC has declared 226 'containment zones' in city which are being updated regularly.

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Meanwhile, total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in India has risen to 4,281 with 3,851 of m being active cases. death toll has risen to 111, while 319 people have been cured and discharged, as per Health Ministry's update on Monday evening.

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(With ncy inputs)