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Panchkula records biggest spike in a day with 23 new Covid-19 cases
With this, district corona count has gone up to 72 so far, while 33 people have recovered.
The district saw its biggest Covid-19 spike in a day on Thursday with 23 people, including three employees of the Panchkula civil hospital, testing positive for the virus.
Twelve patients are from Kalka and Pinjore, a mother-son duo from Sector 9, one each from Sectors 6, 7, 16, 26, Abhaypur village in Sector 19, Buddanpur and Raipur Rani, while the location of two persons has not been shared by the authorities.
Mukesh Kumar Ahuja said the district now had 72 positive cases, of which 33 had been discharged, leaving 39 active cases.
Health officials said two of the 23 patients are contacts of positive persons, while 10 had travel history.
Notably, Chandigarh reported its maximum cases (29) on May 24, while Mohali saw its highest number of cases (16) on June 13.
12 CASES FROM KALKA
Kalka SDM Rakesh Sindhu said among the patients from Kalka and Pinjore, two each were from Parade Mohalla, Shaktinagar, Sharma Colony, while one each was from Murari Ahata, Ram Nagar, Dhaduwal, near Gandhi Library, Bitna Colony, Pinjore, and Kaushalya Hut, Pinjore.
“Residents should not step out unless in case of an emergency and always wear a face mask in public,” he added.
“The people coming from outstation should voluntarily get themselves screened, and should remain in isolation till their report arrives to avoid spread of the virus,” the SDM said.
FATHER, TWO SONS POSITIVE
The three civil hospital employees found positive are a 47-year-old man and his two sons, who are both in their early 20s.While the man works in the post-mortem department of the hospital, his sons are contractual Class 4 employees.
The trio was found infected two days after the man’s 45-year-old wife had tested positive. She had recently attended a cremation at Rajpura.
“We have already got the areas where they worked sanitised. While their house has been sealed, all their workplace contacts are currently asymptomatic,” said Jasjeet Kaur, civil surgeon, Panchkula.
She added that all patients found infected on Thursday had been admitted to the isolation ward at the civil hospital in Sector 6.
