This District In Maharashtra Is Coronavirus-Free After 15 Months: Report

District collector Sandip Kadam said collective efforts of the administration and people played a key role in making Bhandara COVID-19-free. "Though, the number of Covid patients in the district is zero today, people need to be careful in the coming days and follow COVID-19 protocols," he said.

Maharashtra's Bhandara district on Friday became coronavirus-free after the lone patient under treatment was discharged from hospital and no new case reported during the day, the local administration said. A release from the district information officer said tracing, testing and treatment along with proper planning and collective efforts have helped make Bhandara free of coronavirus after 15 months. The only COVID-19 patient under treatment was discharged from hospital on Friday, while 578 persons were tested for coronavirus in the last 24 hours and all of them returned a negative result, the release said. "There are no coronavirus patients in the district now," it said, as reported by news agency Press Trust of India.