<p>Sixty two inmates of an old age home in Maharashtra's Thane district have tested positive for the coronavirus infection and all of them have been admitted to a civil hospital here, a senior health official said on Sunday.</p>.<p>Following complaints of ill-health by a couple of inmates, a team of doctors on Saturday tested 109 inmates of the 'Matoshree' old age home located at Khadavali in Bhiwandi taluka, district health officer Dr Manish Renge told PTI.</p>.<p>Out of them, the results of 61 came out positive, he said, adding that another inmate had tested positive for the viral infection on Friday.</p>.<p>These 62 inmates, all above 60 years of age, have been admitted to the Thane Civil Hospital for treatment, the official said.</p>.<p>Five relatives of some of these inmates also tested positive for the coronavirus and they too were admitted to the civil hospital, he said.</p>.<p>The district administration was keeping a tab on the health of these inmates and taking due steps to check further spread of the infection, he added.</p>.<p><strong>Watch latest videos by DH here:</strong></p>
<p>Sixty two inmates of an old age home in Maharashtra's Thane district have tested positive for the coronavirus infection and all of them have been admitted to a civil hospital here, a senior health official said on Sunday.</p>.<p>Following complaints of ill-health by a couple of inmates, a team of doctors on Saturday tested 109 inmates of the 'Matoshree' old age home located at Khadavali in Bhiwandi taluka, district health officer Dr Manish Renge told PTI.</p>.<p>Out of them, the results of 61 came out positive, he said, adding that another inmate had tested positive for the viral infection on Friday.</p>.<p>These 62 inmates, all above 60 years of age, have been admitted to the Thane Civil Hospital for treatment, the official said.</p>.<p>Five relatives of some of these inmates also tested positive for the coronavirus and they too were admitted to the civil hospital, he said.</p>.<p>The district administration was keeping a tab on the health of these inmates and taking due steps to check further spread of the infection, he added.</p>.<p><strong>Watch latest videos by DH here:</strong></p>