Bengaluru becoming hotbed of Covid In a shocking development, 20 Covid patients have escaped from a care center in Maharashtra's Yavatmal district. Local health officer Dr. Sanjay Puram revealed that the incident happened on Saturday at the Covid care center set up at a students' hostel in Ghatanji taluk. Criminal charges against escaped patients Health officials have already lodged a complaint against the escaped patients, and the Ghatanji police have registered an FIR against them under relevant sections. It was on Friday that health officials conducted a testing camp at Amdi village in the district. 19 villagers were tested positive for coronavirus, and they were isolated at the Covid care center at Ghatanji. These 19 patients along with another inmate escaped from the care center at around 08.00 AM on Saturday.