21 Navy personnel test positive for coronavirus at naval base in Mumbai

At least 21 Navy personnel have tested positive for coronavirus at a naval base in Mumbai. They are undergoing treatment at a naval hospital in the city.

As per news agency ANI, out these, 20 are sailors of INS Angre, a shore establishment at Mumbai. The first case was reported on April 7 at the INS Angre base. A Navy official told the news agency that all other persons who came in contact with these affected personnel have also been tested.

All primary contacts (though asymptomatic) were tested for #COVID19. The entire inliving block was immediately put under quarantine, containment zone & INS Angre under lockdown. Action being taken as per established protocol. No cases of infection onboard ships & submarines: Navy https://t.co/RX0BnbJAw1

— ANI (@ANI) April 18, 2020

20 Navy personnel undergoing treatment for COVID-19 were part of the logistics establishment of Western Naval Command. After they were tested positive for COVID-19, precautionary measures put in place at all naval facilities to check the spread of coronavirus.

With 118 new COVID-19 positive cases and seven deaths in Maharashtra on Friday, the total count of virus-infected people in the state has climbed to 3,320, said State Health Department. Seven COVID-19 patients died, taking the death toll to 201 in the state.