: Thursday, January 7, 2021, 8:06 PM IST
COVID-19 in Pimpri Chinchwad: Three more test positive for new coronavirus variant; Maha tally rises to 11
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Three more returnees to Maharashtra from the United Kingdom (UK) were found infected with the new fast-spreading coronavirus variant, taking the tally to 11. On Thursday, all three passengers to have tested positive are from Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC), said a Special Surveillance Report from the Maharashtra government.
Earlier on Monday, Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope announced that a total of eight passengers who had returned from the UK have tested positive for the mutant coronavirus. Out of the eight positive patients, five were from Mumbai and one each from Pune, Thane and Mira Bhayandar.