Six of family among 7 cases in Panchkula district

Those infected in Raipur Rani are a 55-year-old man, his 45-year-old wife, their two sons, aged 32 and 30, a daughter-in-law, 26, besides a one-year-old granddaughter

Six members of a Raipur Rani family, including a one-year-old girl, are among seven Covid-19 cases reported in Panchkula on Sunday. With this, the total number of cases in the district has reached 56, of which 26 are active.

Health workers on their way to quarantine members of a family that tested positive for coronavirus disease in Raipur Rani, Panchkula, on Sunday. (Sant Arora/HT)

“On Sunday, 10 people have tested positive in Panchkula. However, one is from Punjab and two from Delhi,” said Dr Jasjeet Kaur, chief medical officer.

Those infected in Raipur Rani are a 55-year-old man, his 45-year-old wife, their two sons, aged 32 and 30, a daughter-in-law, 26, besides the baby girl.

“One of them had visited Gurugram recently, which is the possible source of infection,” said Dr Kaur.

The other infected person is a 63-year-old woman from Sector 10. She, too, has travel history, as she recently returned from Delhi.