MNS chief Raj Thackeray, sister admitted after coming to Kovid test positive, mother also infected
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray along with his mother and sister have tested positive for Covid-19. Dr. Jalil Parkar said that Thackeray and his sister are currently undergoing treatment at Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai.
Raj Thackeray, 53, had recently visited Nashik, Pune and Thane and met party leaders in Mumbai ahead of next year’s civic polls. Those who came in contact with him have also been advised to remain in isolation.
Meanwhile, Maharashtra reported 1,573 new coronavirus cases and 39 deaths on Thursday, the state health department said. This raised the caseload in the state to 65,98,218 and the death toll to 1,39,925.
On Wednesday, the state had recorded 1,825 new COVID-19 cases and 21 deaths. With 2,968 patients being discharged from hospitals, the number of cured patients increased to 64,30,394.
In the state, 2,01,162 people are in home quarantine and 1,007 people are in institutional quarantine. There are 24,292 active patients.
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