Day after first corona death, Punjab reports third positive case

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Day after first corona death, Punjab reports third positive case

Saturday, 21 March 2020 | PNS | Chandigarh

A day after corona-positive patient died in Punjab, the state reported its another COVID-19 positive case from Mohali on Friday taking the total tally to three. A 69-year-old woman, who recently returned from the United Kingdom, tested positive for coronavirus.

At the same time, the authorities concerned have started contact tracing of positive cases reported so far in the state, and quarantining the suspects or those who have come in contact with the positive cases.

“The woman, a resident of Phase III-A in Mohali, has tested (positive) for coronavirus. "She had returned from the UK,” confirmed Mohali Deputy Commissioner Girish Dayalan. told PTI.

Her samples were tested at the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), the official said, adding that she would now be admitted to a hospital. “Samples of her two more family members will be taken for testing,” he said.

She came back from the UK on March 13 at Delhi Airport, and she reported at Max Hospital Mohali on March 18. Her samples were collected and found positive from the PGIMER. She is admitted and stable. And her 21 contacts have been traced and are under home quarantine. Sample of close contacts have also been taken,” said the government official.

The woman's family members have been home quarantined, whereas her mother and car driver admitted to the hospital their test reports are awaited.

The first case reported in Punjab was of Italy-resident, and he was tracked at Amritsar Airport and is admitted at Government Medical College, Amritsar.

Out of the three corona-positive cases in the state, 70-year-old Nawanshahr resident died on Wednesday, due to cardiac arrest. Already suffering from diabetes and hypertension, Baldev Singh had returned from Germany via Italy on March 7. During these days, he also visited Holla Mohalla at Sir Anandpur Sahib, and came in contact with approximately 119 persons.

The Government official statement maintained that as many 83 close contacts and family members of Baldev Singh are under surveillance and samples of 14 family members have been taken, and its results are awaited.

Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar (Nawanshahr) district administration has home quarantined as many as 56 persons, who came in contact with a 70-year-old male coronavirus patient who died in Banga on March 18. Among those who came in contact with him were 18 members of his family, including six persons from a family of Moranwali village in Hoshiarpur — one Harbhajan Singh, wife, son, and three grandchildren — who have been admitted to Hoshiarpur Civil Hospital.

Confirming the developments, Banga Sub-Divisional Magistrate Gautam Jain said that the efforts are on to trace others who contacted Baldev Singh to keep them under surveillance as per the Health Department’s instructions.

The health officials, attending those who have been quarantined, said that they were keeping a close watch on all 56 people and conducting medical check-ups, and those developing coronavirus symptoms will be isolated.

After Baldev Singh’s samples tested positive, the District Administration has already sealed his village, Pathlawa, which has a population of 3,000, and quarantined 17 people, including doctors and paramedical staff who treated him.

Hoshiarpur Deputy Commissioner Apneet Riyiat has imposed Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) that restricts the gathering of five or more persons in six villages, including Moranwali, Imme Jatta, Posi, Nurpur Jatta, Suni and Binjo of Garshankar sub-division in Hoshiarpur district till March 31.

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