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24 more test positive for Covid-19 in Himachal, tally climbs to 247
Fifteen cases were reported in Hamirpur, three each in Kangra and Shimla , two in Chamba and one in Una.
Twenty-four more people tested positive for Covid-19 in Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday, taking the state’s tally to 247.
Fifteen cases were reported in Hamirpur, three each in Kangra and Shimla , two in Chamba and one in Una.
With this, the active cases in the state are now 175, said Nipun Jindal, special secretary (health).
Hamirpur deputy commissioner Harikesh Meena said people who tested positive have a travel history to Mumbai and other places. They were under institutional quarantine.
In Shimla district, a man from Rohru sub-division has tested positive for the virus. He had returned from Pune on May 19 and was under institutional quarantine.
Two more cases were reported in the evening. They were quarantined at Deha in Theog sub-division.
Two cases were reported from Chamba. Hailing from the same family, the duo returned from Saharanpur and were under institutional quarantine.
Three members of a family,including a 40-year-old man, his wife and childrena aged three and seven, have tested positive in Gopalpur village of Kangra’s Palampur sub-division. They had travelled from Gandhinagar in Gujarat on May 20, Kangra DC Rakesh Kumar Prajapati said.
Two of their co-travelers had tested positive on Monday.
One case was reported from Una. The patient returned from Delhi on May 19 and was under institutional quarantine. Himachal has witnessed a spurt in Covid-19 cases after May 4 with 207 people testing positive for the virus. As many as 155 cases have been reported over the week.
So far, a total of 247 cases have been reported including five fatalities. Three men and two women are among the dead.
Hamirpur was the worst-hit district with 77 cases followed by Kangra with 62 cases. Thirty-one have been reported in Una, 20 each in Solan and Chamba, 11 each in Mandi and Bilaspur, nine in Shimla, four in Sirmaur, and one in Kullu.
As many as 63 people have recovered.
COVID PATIENT CREMATED AMID PROTEST BY VILLAGERS
A 62-year-old woman, who died due to Covid-19 at Lal Bahadur Shashtri Government Medical College (LBSGMC), Nerchowk on Monday, was cremated by the villagers on Tuesday.
The district authorities have marked a cremation ground on the banks of Suketi rivulet at Kansa in Dadaur ward of Nerchowk Municipal Council. However, when the deceased’s body was being taken for cremation, over 100 villagers led by the local councillor began protesting.
Protestors even blocked the path to the cremation ground with boulders. They demanded that there was a cremation ground at the deceased’s native village Ratti and she should be cremated there.
As the protest escalated, Balh SDM Ashish Sharma and Mandi DSP Anil Patial rushed to the spot and tried to convince the villagers.
Later, the cremation took place amid heavy security. Police had to deploy quick-reaction teams to avert any untoward incidents as villagers were unrelenting.
