Telangana reports 15 more COVID-19 positive cases among Nizamuddin Markaz returnees

Telangana government reported 15 new COVID-19 positive cases on Tuesday, March 31 -- all of which h attended Tablighi Jamaat congregation at Markaz Nizamuddin in Delhi. Telangana Health Minister, E Rajender, said that se people are undergoing treatment at different hospitals in state. With this, total number of active patients in state has risen to 77.

This comes a day after Telangana government informed that six people from state h died of coronavirus infection after ir return from  Tablighi Jamaat congregation.

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Nizamuddin COVID-19 scare

On Monday, sources reported that a religious programme was organised at Tablighi Jamaat's hequarters Markaz Nizamuddin mosque between 13-15 March which h over 300 foreign attendees from Malaysia, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia and Kyrgyzstan apart from hundreds from several states in India.

After attending meeting, prior to nationwide lockdown, all se attendees returned to several parts of country, possibly spreing COVID-19 virus. On Sunday, around 50-70 people, who were hiding in a mosque, were taken to LNJP hospital as y were all COVID-19 suspects – 24 have tested positive.

mosque has claimed that while y were letting small groups of attendees leave from venue prior to Janta Curfew, several were stuck in area – which has w been entirely quarantined – owing to nationwide lockdown.

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According to sources, Karnataka has traced 64 attendees have been quarantined, Tamil Nu has traced 981 of 1500 attendees – 16 have tested positive, Assam h 100 attendees – most of m still in Delhi, Telangana has confirmed 1300 attendees with 6 deaths – all attendees, contact tracing ongoing.

Meanwhile, Andhra Presh has traced 626 of 711 attendees (8 have tested positive), Andaman has reported 10 positive cases – 9 of which were attendees, UP has traced 157 attendees, Jammu & Kashmir has identified 6 attendees. Currently, India's total COVID-19 cases stand at 1251 with 32 deaths.

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(Im - PTI)