The novel coronavirus infection is spreading to more districts in Gujarat. On Friday, seven cases were recorded in Bharuch in the first occurrence of COVID-19 in the district.
They are all members of Tabligh Jamaat from Tamil Nadu and Haryana, who had arrived here for preaching in villages of Bharuch.
“Seven cases have been reported from a village in Bharuch. They are all Jamaat members, five from Tamil Nadu and two from Haryana,” a top official from Bharuch told The Hindu.
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He said they stayed in a mosque and were asked to undergo a test.
DGP Shivanand Jha said a total of 130 people had been identified in the State, who had attended Tabligh Jamaat’s congregation in Delhi in March. Of them, 13 tested positive, including one who died.
