A deputy municipal commissioner and a peon of the Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) tested positive for Covid-19 on Friday.
A doctor from KDMC’s health department tested positive on Tuesday, following which, tests of 25 staffers were conducted. A 55-year-old deputy municipal commissioner, who was a high-risk contact of the doctor, and the 30-year-old peon tested positive.
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“Both of them are asymptomatic. We suspect the peon was infected from outside. We have decided to test his mother too,” said Pratibha Panpatil, epidemic officer, KDMC.