In Gujarat, 49 People Who Attended Kumbh Mela Test Covid Positive In Gujarat, 49 People Who Attended Kumbh Mela Test Covid Positive Of the 533 people who were tested at Sabarmati Railway Station of the city on Saturday and Sunday, as many as 49 persons were found positive after the rapid antigen tests.
All the infected persons were shifted to Covid Care Centres in the city (File)
Ahmedabad:
A total of 49 people, who returned to Gujarat after taking part in the Kumbh Mela in Haridwar, have tested coronavirus positive in two days, officials said on Sunday.
Of the 533 people who were tested at Sabarmati Railway Station of the city on Saturday and Sunday, as many as 49 persons were found positive after the rapid antigen tests conducted by the civic health teams, a statement by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) said.
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49 people, who returned to Gujarat after taking part in the Kumbh Mela in Haridwar, have tested coronavirus positive. On Sunday, of the total number of 220 Kumbh returnees tested at the station, 15 were found infected
New Delhi: A total of 49 people, who returned to Gujarat after taking part in the Kumbh Mela in Haridwar, have tested coronavirus positive in two days, officials said on Sunday.
Of the 533 people who were tested at Sabarmati Railway Station of the city on Saturday and Sunday, as many as 49 persons were found positive in the rapid antigen test conducted by the civic health teams, a statement by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) said.
On Sunday, of the total number of 220 Kumbh returnees tested at the station, 15 were found infected. (Representative image)
AHMEDABAD: A total of 49 people, who returned to Gujarat after taking part in the Kumbh Mela in Haridwar, have tested coronavirus positive in two days, officials said on Sunday.
Of the 533 people who were tested at Sabarmati railway station of the city on Saturday and Sunday, as many as 49 persons were found positive in the rapid antigen test conducted by the civic health teams, a statement by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) said.
All the infected persons were shifted to Covid Care Centres in the city, it said.
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