A Dubai-returned man and at least 11 of his family members have tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Madhya Pradesh's Morena district on April 3.
They contracted the infection days after organising a feast for over 1,500 people in the honour of the man's dead mother.
The man has been identified as Suresh and works as a waiter in Dubai. He came back to India on March 17 and organised the feast in March 20. According to a report, more than 1,500 people had attended the function.?
Soon after they were tested positive, local authorities swung into action and sealed the entire colony where the function took place.
Suresh had started to show symptoms on March 25 but did not visit a doctor for the next four days. He went to the hospital on March 29 and was immediately quarantined along with his wife.
On April 2, he and his wife were tested positive for coronavirus. The authorities tested 23 of his close relatives and found 10 of them positive as well.
While speaking to media, Morena's Chief Medical Officer Dr RC Bandil said, "We sent 23 samples of the contacts of the two positive patients and received the reports on Friday. Out of them, 10, including eight women, have tested positive for the virus."
"All 12 patients have now been quarantined at the hospital, while those who tested negative have been put under 14 days isolation at their houses in different parts of Morena district," added Bandil.
Madhya Pradesh has reported 104 cases and six deaths due to coronavirus so far.