India News | Eight Members of Family Found COVID-19 Positive in UP; Village Declared Hotspot
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Eight members of a family have tested positive for coronavirus in a village here, officials said on Monday.
Sonebhadra (UP), Jun 8 (PTI) Eight members of a family have tested positive for coronavirus in a village here, officials said on Monday.
Samples of the family were taken for COVID-19 testing after seven of its members returned from Mumbai on May 31, Chief Medical Officer S K Upadhyay said.
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The results found that eight members had contracted the disease, he said.
The entire Markundi village in the Chopan area has been declared a COVID-19 hotspot, Upadhyay said.
The total number of cases in the district has reached 22, he said.
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