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Khanna doctor couple’s six contacts test positive
In all, 18 fresh cases were detected on Monday, Ludhiana’s tally now stands at 298
As many as 18 persons, including six contacts of the Khanna-based doctor couple who tested positive last week, were found infected with Covid-19 on Monday, taking Ludhiana’s tally to 298.
Their contacts include, a 54-year-old male doctor and a 54-year-old female doctor. Their maids, both aged 19, have also tested positive for the virus. A 47-year-old man from Khanna and a 29-year-old woman from Bijli village, who had come in contact with the doctor couple, also tested positive.
The six patients have been shifted to the isolation ward of Khanna civil hospital, said Dr Rajinder Gulati, senior medical officer of Khanna civil hospital said. Further contact tracing of these persons is underway, he added.
OMAXE RESIDENT’S HUSBAND, DAUGHTER TOO TEST POSITIVE
The 35-year-old husband and one-year-old daughter of a Omaxe Royal resident have also tested positive. They had got themselves tested after the woman’s test results came on Sunday.
Besides, two NRIs, aged 28 and 25, who recently returned from Kuwait, have also tested positive.
TWO MORE CASES FROM CHHAWANI MOHALLA
A 42-year-old woman and her 13-year-old daughter from Chhawani Mohalla, who are contacts Pritpal Singh, who died of Covid-19 on May 29, have also tested positive today. With this, the total count of positive patients from Chhawani Mohalla has reached 18.
The other patients include a 32-year-old man residing in Islamganj area, a 48-year-old man from Vishwakarma Colony, a 30-year-old undertrial lodged in Borstal jail, a 30-year-old man from Dashmesh Nagar and a 40-year-old man from Vivek Dham on Noorwala Road.
The district currently has 123 active cases. As many as 165 patients have been cured so far, say health department officials.
