recovered from the infection, the district health department has started a survey at their native places, looking for their travel history and close contacts, he said.
The women hail from Sadak Arjuni and Salekasa tehsils of the district located in the Vidarbha region in eastern Maharashtra.
“The health department is looking for their close contacts so that they can undergo RT-PCR tests and also looking at their travel history,” he said.
Kapse said there is no need for people to panic but they should strictly adhere to COVID-19 protocols to stay away from the infection and curb its spread.
The state reported 6,388 new coronavirus cases and 208 fresh fatalities on Thursday, taking the infection tally to 63, 75,390 and the death toll to 1, 34,572, a health department official said.
Notably, the daily coronavirus infections in the state have gone over 6,000 after a gap of four days, while for the first time since July 31, the fatalities have crossed the 200-mark.
The state witnessed an increase in COVID-19 cases and fatalities as compared to Wednesday, when it had reported 5,560 infections and 163 deaths.
The official said 8,390 patients were discharged from hospitals across the state in the last 24 hours, taking the cumulative number of recovered cases to 61, 75,010.
