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Two more test positive in HP, count now 92
The Kangra patient, a 21-year-old youth from Chowari sub-division of Chamba district, had returned from Dubai on May 13 in a special relief flight that landed at Amritsar Airport.
Two more person tested positive for Covid-19 in Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday, taking the state’s tally to 92.
The fresh cases have been reported from Kangra and Una.
The Kangra patient, a 21-year-old youth from Chowari sub-division of Chamba district, had returned from Dubai on May 13 in a special relief flight that landed at Amritsar Airport, said Kangra deputy commissioner Rakesh Kumar Prajapati.
He was in institutional quarantine at Damtal on Himachal-Punjab border in Kangra. The patient is being shifted to Covid-care centre at Baijnath, the DC said.
With one new case, the total count in the state has climbed to 92 and. Active cases are now 38, as two patient recovered late evening.
Himachal Pradesh has witnessed a spurt in Covid-19 cases since May 4, with 52 people testing positive. Two people have died due to the virus during the corresponding period.
Kangra is the worst-hit district with 22 cases followed by Una with 19 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, 19,490 people have been tested for Covid-19 in the state. More than 22,000 are under active surveillance.
