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10 more test positive in Himachal, tally climbs to 90
The fresh cases were reported from Nadaun and Sujanpur sub-divisions of Hamirpur and Nurpur area of Kangra district.
Ten more people tested positive for Covid-19 in Himachal Pradesh on Monday, taking the total number of cases in the state to 90.
Among the fresh cases, five have been reported from Hamirpur, three from Bilaspur and one each from Kangra and Chamba districts.
The five Hamirpur patients have a travel history to Mumbai and their samples were sent for testing on May 16.
Hamirpur deputy commissioner Harikesh Meena said among the two patients from Nadaun, one is a 60-year-old man from Chowki Rajputan village. He returned from Mumbai on May 12 and was at an institutional facility in Government Primary School, Booni.
The other patient, aged 47, belongs to Khungan village and returned from Mumbai on May 14 along with his wife and three kids. They were under quarantine at an institutional facility in Kashmir village.
The third patient is a 54-year-old taxi driver from Gwardoo village. He had returned from Mumbai on May 10 and was under home quarantine.
A 50-year-old woman from Redu Padhar village Tauni Devi area has also tested positive for the disease. She had returned from Mumbai on May 14 in a private vehicle.
The fifth patient is a 20-year-old youth from the same village and is a close relative of the woman. They were also institutionally quarantined.
The DC said the patients have been shifted to Radha Soami Charitable Hospital, Bhota, a dedicated Covid-care centre. Their primary and secondary contacts are being traced.
The sixth case was reported from Jaunta village of Nurpur in Kangra district. The patient, a 24-year-old woman is the wife of a Covid-19 positive man, Kangra deputy commissioner Rakesh Kumar Prajapati said.
Three cases were reported from Bilaspur.
Meanwhile, a woman from Chamba has also tested positive. Earlier, her husband who had returned from Baddi had tested positive. Later, her two-year-old daughter also got infected. The husband has recovered but is still under quarantine while the daughter is admitted at a Covid-care centre.
The district administration had allowed the woman to accompany her daughter at the treatment facility.
With the ten new cases, the total tally in the state has climbed to 90 and the active cases have gone upto 42.
Himachal Pradesh has witnessed a spurt in coronavirus cases since May 4, with 50 people testing positive.
Two people have died due to the contagion during the corresponding period.
Kangra is the worst-hit district with 21 cases followed by Una with 18 cases and Hamirpur with 15 cases.
Thirteen cases have been reported in Chamba district, nine in Solan, seven in Bilaspur, four in Bilaspur; two each in Sirmaur and Mandi and one in Shimla.
Till date, 18,118 people have been tested for Covid-19 in the state. More than 22,000 are under active surveillance.
