A total of 54 sadhus, including some akhada heads participating in the mega Kumbh Mela at Uttarakhand's Haridwar, have tested positive for Covid-19. 24 of those cases were reported on Friday.
Over 2,000 people from the Kumbh area tested positive for the coronavirus in the first five days between April 10 to 15, according to officials
Uttarakhand reported 2,402 new #COVID19 cases including 1,051 in Dehradun and 539 cases in Haridwar, taking the total number of cases to 1,18,646.