Seven persons who came in contact with 16 Tablighi Jamaat members staying at a mosque in Katghora town of Chhattisgarh, have tested positive for novel coronavirus, taking the number of Covid-19 cases in the state to 25, an official said here on Sunday. The latest cases are from the Purani Basti locality of Katghora town in Korba district, the official said.
With these cases, the number of confirmed cases in Purani Basti area of Katghora town, which has emerged as the COVID-19 hotspot in the state, has gone up to 16, he said. "All seven had come in contact with 16 Tablighi Jamaat members who were staying at a mosque in Purani Basti locality of the town, the official said. A 16-year-old boy in this Jamaat group had tested positive for coronavirus on April 4, after which another eight in the area got infected, he added.
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