Two Nanded returnees test positive in Mohali, taking district count to 95

A 47-year-old resident of Lalru returned from Maharashtra three days ago; his wife, son have tested negative; another Lalru man tested positive on landing in Ludhiana

Two men, aged 34 and 47, from Lalru town, who recently returned from Takht Hazur Sahib in Nanded, Maharashtra, tested positive for Covid-19, taking the total count of coronavirus cases to 95 in Mohali district on Sunday.

In the past five days, of 61 Mohali residents who have returned from Nanded, 21 have tested positive for Covid-19.

Meanwhile, two people from Jawaharpur village, a Covid-19 hotspot in Dera Bassi subdivision, were discharged from Gian Sagar Hospital, Banur, taking the total number of recovered patients to 36 in the district. With two deaths reported so far, active cases stand at 57 in Mohali.

Mohali civil surgeon Dr Manjit Singh said that the 47-year-old man had returned three days ago, with his wife and son, who have tested negative. The patient has been admitted to Gian Sagar Hospital.

The 34-year-old, who is also from Lalru, had landed in Ludhiana. He has been admitted to the civil hospital there after testing positive. “All patients from Nanded are asymptomatic and responding well to treatment,” said Dr Singh.

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