Apr 14, 2021, 17:19 IST It was reported that hundreds of people tested positive for COVID19 in the last 24 hours. This was the case after many devotees went to the River Ganges for the religious festival, Kumbh Mela. Along with the devotees, others in the city are also said to be affected. In the past 48 hours, over 1000 people in Haridwar were detected with the virus. On Monday, around 400 people tested positive while on Tuesday, it was 600. This number in Haridwar is increasing every day. The issue here is that there are still many public events being held, said an expert. Not just such religious events but even the political leaders are not backing away. There were many rallies held in the past month leading to the elections. Thousands of people attend such events, unprotected.