A total of 229 students of a public school hostel in Maharashtra's Washim district have tested coronavirus positive on Thursday. Four school staffers have also tested positive, the official said, adding the area has been declared a containment zone. Altogether 327 students from various districts in Vidarbha region reside at the hostel of the Bhavna Public School. Earlier this week, 39 students and five employees of a hostel in Latur district of Marathwada had tested positive.

A total of 229 students of a public school hostel in Maharashtra's Washim district have tested coronavirus positive on Thursday. Four school staffers have also tested positive, the official said, adding the area has been declared a containment zone. Altogether 327 students from various districts in Vidarbha region reside at the hostel of the Bhavna Public School. Earlier this week, 39 students and five employees of a hostel in Latur district of Marathwada had tested positive.