In what comes as a disturbing development, as many as 57 girls at a government-run shelter home in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur were found to be COVID-19 positive. "57 positive cases have been reported, all have been admitted to hospitals. Earlier, controversies had erupted around the shelter home after news broke out of the girls being pregnant, raising questions on the standards of the facility. Other than that, 2 other pregnant girls living at the shelter have tested negative for COVID-19," said Tiwari. The death toll stands at 550 in the state, Prasad informed.

Source: dna June 22, 2020 02:48 UTC