Three more from Mizoram test positive for Covid-19 in Mumbai

Aizawl, Apr 18 () Three more persons of Mizoramtested positive for novel coronavirus in Mumbai on Saturday,Mizoram Health Minister Dr R Lalthangliana said here.

So far, four people including two women from thestate, who are currently staying at the Mizoram House inMumbai, have tested positive for the deadly virus.

Lalthangliana said samples of 20 people were collectedby Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation recently. All of themwere staying in a dormitory with a 22-year-old woman who hadtested positive for coronavirus on April 13.

Of the 20, three people - two cancer patients and anattendant - have tested positive for novel coronavirus onSaturday, he said adding that they have been shifted to theSeven Hills Hospital, a designated Covid-19 treatment centrein the western metropolis.

The health minister said he has urged his Maharastracounterpart Rajesh Ankushrao Tope to arrange for their medicalcare.

Lalthangliana said samples of all the inmates of theMizoram House in Mumbai would be collected for test.

He said the condition of the 22-year-old woman, whohad gone to Mumbai for treatment of cancer, is stable and herhusband has tested negative for coronavirus.

Mizoram has reported only one case since March 25 whena 50-year-old pastor, who had travel history to Amsterdam,tested positive. He is undergoing treatment at the ZoramMedical College in the state. CORNN NN