Maharashtra: Six SRPF jawans found COVID-19 positive in Hingol

Six State Reserve Police Force (SRPF) jawans have tested positive in Maharashtra's Hingoli. They were quarantined upon return from Mumbai four days ago.

Aurangabad (Maharashtra): Six State Reserve Police Force (SRPF) jawans have tested positive in Maharashtra's Hingoli district, a health official said on Tuesday.

They were recently deployed in Mumbai and were quarantined upon return four days ago, the official said.

"Two units of SRPF jawans returned from Mumbai after being posted there for 45 days, so it was decided to quarantine them as a precaution," said Civil Surgeon Dr Kishor Prasad Shrivas.

"194 jawans were quarantined at SRPF hospital of Hingoli. Reports of 101 jawans are now available. Out of them 95 are negative and six are positive," he said.

"As per the information I received, the condition of all six is stable. They will be shifted to Hingoli civil hospital," he added.

(PTI REPORT)