Another COVID-19 case has been confirmed in Bokaro on Sunday night. The report of a 26-year-old woman at Saraswati Nagar in Chas Municipal Corporation area is positive.
The woman has been shifted to COVID-19 hospital and her contact history is being traced as well as sampling, said DC Mukesh Kumar.
Kumar said that at present, a total of 13 cases are active in Bokaro district. On Sunday, a total of 200 samples were collected, which 176 were sent to PMCH Dhanbad and 24 samples to true net for investigation. The health department team is doing field work by visits continuously.
The DC said that Corona has entered the Steel city, so everyone needs to be careful. He said that the people of the district, especially the residents of the urban area should compulsorily use masks and observe social distance and wash their hands with soap at regular intervals.