30 more resident doctors test Covid-19 positive in Mumbai’s Sion Hospital

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On Thursday, 30 more resident doctors tested Covid-19 positive in Mumbai's Sion Hospital.

So far, a total of 260 resident doctors in Maharashtra have been tested positive, said Maharashtra Association of Resident Doctors.

Ganesh Solunke, president of the JJ Hospital chapter of the Maharashtra Association of Resident Doctors (MARD), said 62 resident physicians of the state-run hospital in central Mumbai have tested positive for Covid-19 in the last 72 hours.

Besides, he said 40 resident doctors in King Edward Memorial Hospital, 50 in Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital and another seven in RN Cooper Hospital have also contracted coronavirus (bringing the total to 159).

All three hospitals are run by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)

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