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12 more test positive in Himachal, count climbs to 197
With this, active cases in the state have gone up to 131, said special secretary (health) Nipun Jindal.
Twelve people, including four of a family tested positive for Covid-19 in Himachal Pradesh late on Saturday and Sunday, taking the state’s tally to 197.
Four cases were reported in Una two each in Kangra and Hamirpur and one each in Solan, Bilaspur, Chamba and Mandi. With this, active cases in the state have gone up to 131, said special secretary (health) Nipun Jindal.
Back from Mumbai
The three family members testing positive on Saturday include a 47-year-old woman and her two sons aged 23 and 26. A 44-year-old brother-in-law of the woman has also tested positive. All from Bangana subdivision, they had returned from Mumbai on May 17 and were under institutional quarantine at Una.
One case was also reported from Ramshehar of Nalagarh subdivision in Solan district on Saturday night. The 43-year-old man was under institutional quarantine after coming in from West Bengal on May 19.
Kangra hits 50
Meanwhile, two cases were reported from Kangra early on Sunday, taking its tally to 51. A 42-year-old man had travelled from Delhi and was under institutional quarantine at Baijnath. Another, patient a 48-year-old taxi driver came from Mumbai on May 14 along with three others from Hamirpur. He hails from Jawalamukhi area and was under home quarantine due to some medical condition.
Thirty-seven cases are active with 13 recoveries and one death.
A 20-year-old woman from the Barsar area of Hamirpur who came back with her family from Delhi on May 18 has also tested positive. She was under institutional quarantine. Another person tested positive late evening.
Three more people tested positive in Chamba, Mandi and Bilaspur in the afternoon.
The Bilaspur patient, a 48-year-old man, who originally hails from Jogindernagar of Mandi, returned from Delhi along with three others and was quarantined at Swarghat. Covid-19 report of his co-travellers is awaited.
A 30-year-old man, who travelled from Mumbai, has also tested positive in Chamba. The patient from Mandi is a 19-year-old woman who returned from Mumbai with her parents and was under institutional quarantine. All the patients have been shifted to Covid-care centre.
Himachal has had a spurt in Covid-19 cases after May 4 with 157 people testing positive and 87 cases in last four days.
The biggest single-day spike was reported on Thursday with 42 cases.
Hamirpur is the worst-hit district with 62 cases followed by Kangra with 51 cases.
Twenty-four cases have been reported in Una, 20 in Solan, 14 in Chamba, 11 in Mandi, eight in Bilaspur, four in Sirmaur, two in Shimla and one in Kullu.
A total of 59 people have recovered.
