Himachal Pradesh’s Covid-19 count has gone up to 28 with one more Tablighi Jamaat attendee testing positive in Paonta Sahib town.
“The patient from Paonta Sahib sub-division in Sirmaur district was staying in a mosque and has a travel history to the Nizamuddin congregation,” additional health secretary, health, RD Dhiman said.
His test report was received around Wednesday midnight and he has been admitted to the nearest treatment centre.
Dhiman said that a total 128 samples were tested on Wednesday of which 127 were negative.
The Sirmaur district administration has sealed the village where the case was reported.
Four Covid +ve jamaat workers test negative
Meanwhile, the samples of four Covid-19 positive Tablighi Jamaat workers, three from Una and one from Kangra, have tested negative for the virus, Kangra deputy commissioner Rakesh Kumar Prajapati said on Thursday.
The DC said that their second sample will be tested on Friday. If they test negative again they will be discharged.
The three from Una had tested positive on April 2, while the fourth jamaat worker from Kangra had tested positive on April 5.
At present, Himachal has 21 active cases. Four patients have been shifted outside the state and two have recovered, while one person had died in Kangra district on March 23.
{{/usCountry}}At present, Himachal has 21 active cases. Four patients have been shifted outside the state and two have recovered, while one person had died in Kangra district on March 23.
{{/usCountry}}626 Tablighi workers, primary contacts in quarantine: DGP
As many as 626 people, who had links with the Tablighi Jamaat, have been kept under quarantine in the state, director general of police (DGP) Sita Ram Mardi said on Thursday.
Among them333 have travel history to Nizamuddin congregation, while 293 are their primary contacts, he said, adding that 208 have been quarantined in Baddi of Solan district, 148 in Kangra,113 in Chamba and 39 in Una, that has emerged as Coronavirus hotspot with 12 positive cases.
20 FIRs against 97 jamaat workers
The DGP said that the police have also registered 20 FIRs against 97 Jamaat workers for hiding their travel history and misleading the administration by giving false information.
577 cases of curfew violation
Since March 24, there have been 577 cases of curfew violation and 477 people have been arrested in the state. Preventive action has been taken against 74 others. While, 407 vehicles have been seized and penalty amounting to ₹4, 41,600 has been collected from the violators.