Hathras (UP), May 12 (IANS) At least ten members of a family, including four children, have tested positive for the coronavirus in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras district, a health official said on Tuesday.

Chief medical officer, Hathras, Brijesh Rathore, said all the new infected patients are relatives of a cancer patient, who had earlier tested positive for Corona after he returned to the city from a Noida hospital.

The family members of the cancer patient had then alleged that they were not quarantined for over 24 hours, even after they had informed the health department about the positive status of the patient.

Rathore, said, "Around 27 people were quarantined after one family member tested positive for corona and of these 10 have been found to be infected after the reports came in on Monday evening."

The district now has 19 COVID-19 cases, official added.

--IANS amita/sdr/