Amid a spike in Covid-19 cases in Maharashtra, 30 persons have tested positive for coronavirus at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT-B) over the last few days, PTI reported. "There are 30 people who have tested positive for Covid-19 in the institute over the last few days. All of these are mild cases and have been isolated immediately," PTI quoted IIT-Bombay spokesperson as saying.
The spokesperson said IIT-Bombay has not closed any of its facilities or stopped activities on the premises. The management is undertaking all the precautionary measures to prevent further spread.
Maharashtra and Mumbai have been witnessing a steady rise in infections over the last few days.
Maharashtra on Friday recorded 1,134 new Covid-19 cases, the highest daily rise in cases since February 24, and three deaths, the state health department said. Mumbai reported 763 new cases.
Amid the sudden spike, Mumbai municipal commissioner Iqbal Chahal on Friday directed civic officials to conduct mass testing in residential buildings where infections have mostly been found, PTI reported.
"The number of daily COVID-19 tests should be increased to over 30,000 from the current 8,000 tests, as the rate of infection has reached 8 per cent which is a warning sign," he told officials.
The commissioner also asked civic officials to ensure that medical laboratories do not send Covid-19 reports directly to any patient. "All daily reports of patients should be first sent to the civic body and strict action will be taken against testing facilities if this rule is violated," he said.