Maharashtra: 1,572 kids lost one or both parents due to Covid-19

As many as 1,572 children in Maharashtra have lost either one or both their parents due to the coronavirus infection so far.

As many as 1,572 children in Maharashtra have lost either one or both their parents due to the coronavirus infection so far, sources said on Thursday. While 1,474 children lost one parent, 98 others lost both the parents during the pandemic, the sources in the state Women and Child Development Department said. "Of the 98, the government has got custody of 10 children since there is nobody to look after them," they said.