A 29-year-old woman tested positive for Covid-19 two days after delivering a child, taking the Mohali district’s count to 106 on Monday.
She is the lone active case in the district, which had last reported a case on May 10 and witnessed recovery of two remaining patients on May 21.
The woman, who is a resident of Adarsh Nagar in Nayagaon, had given birth to a child at Government Multi Specialty Hospital, Sector 16, Chandigarh, on May 23.
Mohali civil surgeon Dr Manjit Singh said the woman’s sample was collected as a routine procedure. “We have traced and taken samples of her 14 contacts. The reports will come on Wednesday. We have already sealed the area. The woman is admitted to the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) and her condition is stable,” he said.
Nayagaon has already reported eight cases of Covid-19, including a death.
With 102 people recovering so far and three deaths, Mohali has the recovery rate and fatality rate of 96% and 2.8%, respectively.
Sealed for 51 days, Jawaharpur is now containment-free
{{/usCountry}}Sealed for 51 days, Jawaharpur is now containment-free
{{/usCountry}}Jawaharpur village in Dera Bassi, which had remained sealed for 51 days, is no more a containment zone.
“The village is now containment-free as it has been 14 days since a positive case was reported there,” said Mohali deputy commissioner Girish Dayalan.
After a panch was tested positive for Covid-19 on April 4, the village reported 45 more cases, including the sarpanch, the total accounting for 44% of Mohali district’s tally.
The same day, the village located on the Ambala- Chandigarh highway was declared as one of the hotspots and containment zone, and was sealed.
While cops kept vigil at nakas set up around the village, which has a population of around 3,000, a special police force assisted health officials in screening the residents. The administration also provided ration to villagers at their doorsteps, thought there were several complaints of poor management.