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A doctor (R) speaks with motorists at a Drive-thru Collection Point Test Centre (AFP Photo)
At least seven persons tested positive for COVID-19 in Maharashtra's Amravati district on Thursday, taking the count of coronavirus cases here to 35, an official said.
The new cases were reported from Hanuman Nagar and Kholapuri Gate localities of Amravati city, the official said.
The patients who tested positive included three family members of a resident of Kanwar Nagar, who had died of the deadly infection, he said.
All seven patients were undergoing treatment at the dedicated COVID-19 hospital, he added.
Meanwhile, the Amravati Municipal Corporation has sealed localities where COVID-19 cases have been reported.
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