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Maha: 47-year-old woman first COVID-19 case in Bhandara

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Press Trust of India Nagpur

Bhandara on Monday became the

latest district in Maharashtra to get on the COVID-19 map after a 47-year-old woman tested positive for coronavirus, health officials said.

She was admitted in the isolation ward of the state- run hospital in Bhandara, over 60 kilometres from here, on April 23 for tuberculosis, and her samples were sent for coronavirus testing, which tested positive on Monday, an official said.

Meanwhile, six persons were discharged on Monday in Nagpur after recovery from the infection, officials said.

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First Published: Apr 27 2020 | 9:00 PM IST

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