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30-year-old Nayagaon man tests positive for coronavirus; Mohali count reaches 57
The man was working as a safai karamchari in the Covid-19 ward of PGIMER and has been admitted there itself
After a gap of two days, a 30-year-old of Nayagaon in Mohali has tested positive for Covid-19, as per a report that came on Friday late evening, taking the total count in the district to 57.
The man was working as a safai karamchari in the Covid-19 ward of PGIMER and has been admitted there itself. His sample has been sent for further testing.
Mohali district has the highest number of cases in the state and the tricity at 57, but the administration is now hoping that in the coming week, around 10 patients will be discharged.
Dr Manjit Singh, civil surgeon of Mohali, said, “We have started the process of discharging patients, and in a week’s time we will be discharging around 10 patients from Gian Sagar hospital in Banur. If two consecutive samples return negative, we will discharge the patient. The good news is all patients are responding well to the treatment.”
Of the 57 cases in the district, 38 are from Jawaharpur village in Dera Bassi, six patients have been discharged and two have died. Over 900 people have been tested so far.
RAPID TESTING BEARING FRUIT: DC
Deputy commissioner Girish Dayalan said, “Rapid testing kits launched two days back are helpful as we have screened 400 persons in Jawaharpur village and Kharar. We were doubtful of two persons, but their reports came negative.”
The rapid testing kits use a single finger prick to take blood samples and give the result in 15 minutes. The method will be used for those with symptoms for more than seven days at various government health centres. Samples of those found positive will be sent for further testing.
The first patient from Jawaharpur village in Dera Bassi, panch Malkit Singh who was admitted at the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), has been shifted from the ICU to the general ward.
Speaking to the Hindustan Times, the panch said the doctors had taken a sample on Friday and if the report is negative, a second sample will be taken after 24 hours, following which he is hopeful to be discharged on Saturday.
