Coronavirus in Mumbai: More staffers of Bhatia hospital test positive

Eleven more staffers of Mumbai's Bhatia hospital have tested positive for the novel coronavirus. With this, a total of 25 staff members of the hospital have tested positive for Covid-19.

Samples of 150 staffers at Bhatia hospital were tested on Sunday. Out of the 150 new samples, 11 tested positive and 139 tested negative for the new coronavirus, a spokesperson from the Bhatia hospital said.

"All the 25 staff member have been quarantined in the ICU unit and their health is being monitored round-the-clock. They are doing well and there are no serious cases," the Bhatia hopspital said in a statement

The hospital further stated that the 139 staffers who have tested negative have been divided in two groups -- High-risk and Low-risk group.

"The other 139 staff members who have tested negative have been divided into two groups. Of them, those who belong to the Low-risk group have been released from the hospital. But, they have been strictly asked to quarantine themselves in their homes. The others who have tested negative and are considered to be in the High-risk group are still in quarantine in the hospital itself," the statement from Bhatia Hospital read.

Bhatia hospital, a private hospital in Tardeo area of Mumbai, was exposed to the novel coronavirus after four patients at the hospital tested positive.

Currently, no new admissions are allowed at the Bhatia hospital as it has been sealed and declared as a containment zone.

Bhatia hospital has emerged as the second-worst medical facility in the city after Wockhardt Hospital, where 52 staffers tested positive for Covid-19.

Besides Bhatia and Wockhardt, services in other Mumbai hospitals including Breach Candy Hospital, Hinduja Hospital in Khar, Spandan Hospital in Mulund East and Jaslok Hospital have also been affected after many staffers tested positive.