Three Sassoon Hospital nurses test coronavirus positive

Three nurses working in the

isolation ward of state-run Sassoon General Hospital here in Maharashtra have tested positive for coronavirus, an official said on Wednesday.

The other nurses of the Pune-based hospital have been quarantined and their samples have also been sent for testing, he said.

The Sassoon Hospital is one of the main facilities for treatment of coronavirus patients in the city.

A couple of days back, one of the nurse showed some coronavirus symptoms following which her samples were sent for testing.

"After her report came out positive, swab samples of other nurses who came in close contact with her were also sent for testing. Subsequently, two more nurses tested positive," the official said.

 

He also said that three coronavirus patients died at the Sassoon Hospital since Tuesday night.

"A COVID-19 patient with co-morbid conditions died late Tuesday night, while two other patients succumbed to the disease on Wednesday," the official said.