COVID cases in Maharashtra, Railways has turned 21 coaches into isolation wards at the request of the state government, an ANI report said.
The Western Railway PRO on Monday said, "The coaches have been sent to Nandurbar. And there will be 16 beds in every coach."Maharashtra, which is the worst-affected state, added over 63,294 positive cases in just 24 hours on Sunday.
This was the highest-ever single-day spike. However, it is to be noted that the surge comes in the backdrop of a record 263,137 tests done.
There are 5,65,587 active cases in the state at present.Amid the massive surge, the state government has taken several steps to contain the spread of the virus.