Mumbai, January 5: Amid the alarming rise in COVID-19 cases, a total of 61 resident doctors were found COVID-19 positive at the JJ hospital in Mumbai, informed Maharashtra Association of Resident Doctors.

Meanwhile, samples of 1,827 passengers on board the Cordelia cruise ship were sent for COVID-19 testing on Wednesday after the ship arrived in Mumbai from Goa with 66 passengers having tested positive for the infection, informed Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation. Also Read | PM Narendra Modi Security Lapse: Ministry of Home Affairs Seeks Report From Punjab Govt, Asks for Strict Action.

"Samples of their swabs were taken by two laboratories. Five ambulances with a capacity of 17 seats have been deployed for transporting the affected patients," said BMC officials. Also Read | Online Fraud In Karnataka: Haveri Man Duped Of Rs 12.8 Lakh By Cyber Fraudsters On Pretext Of Providing Hefty Reurns On Investment.

Test reports are expected today. After which, those who test positive will be sent to COVID centres or hospitals. Those who test negative will be sent for seven-day compulsory home quarantine.

On Tuesday, Maharashtra reported 18,466 new COVID-19 cases, taking the active caseload of the state to 66,308. The cases of the new Omicron variant of coronavirus have gone up to 653.

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