73 new Covid cases surface in district

With 2,573 recoveries, active count stands at 565

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, August 23

The district health authorities reported 73 new Covid-19 positive cases, taking the total count to 3,263. Luckily, no death was reported on Sunday. However, a total of 125 persons have lost life to the disease in the district so far. With a total of 2,573 recoveries, the district had 565 active cases on Sunday.

The new cases include 43 persons with influenza-like illness (ILI) and 30 contacts of Covid patients. Of the ILI cases, two each have been reported from Holy City and Ajnala and one case each has been reported from Ranjit Avenue, Majitha Road, Jujhar Singh Avenue, Fairland Colony, Pawan Nagar, Hargobind Avenue, Khanna Street (Circular Road), Waryam Nangal village, Aman Avenue, Mandir Kaali Devi (on Fatehgarh Churrian Road), Tungbala, Muradpura, Verka, Green Avenue, Haripura, Shakti Nagar (Chehharta), Khapar Kheri village, Ram Tirath Road, Kale Ghannupur village, Bhagatpura, Lawrence Road, Shareefpura, Prem Nagar, Mustafabad, Hargobindpura, Preetam Nagar, Katra Khajana, Thoba village (Ajnala), Sant Avenue, Railway Colony, Shanti Avenue, Lahori Gate, Mehta, Kotli Saakka village, Rajasansi, Gokal Bagh, Khandwala and Heir village.

The contact cases include three patients each from New Amritsar, Ranjitpura and Milaap Avenue, two each from Preet Vihar, Khandwala, Harkrishan Nagar, Prince Avenue, Rayya, Bhullar (Ajnala), Gharinda, A-Block Ranjit Avenue, Tarn Taran Road and Pritam Nagar (Sultanwind Road) and one case from Partap Avenue.

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Officials distrust govt facilities

While the government claims to have made ample arrangements for treatment of Covid-19 patients at government hospitals, the fact that most senior officials, including some from the Health Department, are preferring treatment at private hospitals is baffling for the general public. People are raising voices, mainly on the social media, over the issue and saying if the government really wants to repose general public’s faith in government facilities, it should make it mandatory for all government employees to get treated from government hospitals only.

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Families of cops worried

With at least 132 cops testing positive till date, the coronavirus has made their families worried. “Our families are concerned about us, but we fear we may infect them instead,” said a cop, adding that people were not ready to follow Covid-related precautions and this had made their job more difficult. Over 10 employees of Government Medical College here have also tested positive for the virus, indicating the tendency among some to disregard the government guidelines.