Coronavirus: 7 more test COVID-19 positive, total cases rise to 160 in Maharashtra

People wearing facemask to buy essentials in Mumbai amid COVID-19 outbreak (PTI Photo)

With seven more persons testing positive for coronavirus in Maharashtra, the total number of such cases in the state has gone up to 160, officials said on Saturday.

Of these seven new COVID-19 patients, five are from Mumbai and two from Nagpur, health department officials said.

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On Friday, 28 persons were found infected with coronavirus in different parts of the state, they said.

In Nagpur, both the new patients, including a girl, are close contacts of the person, who had tested positive on Thursday, the district officials said.

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