5 more contract virus in Mohali

Mohali, June 8

Five more persons have tested positive for Covid in the district, taking the tally to 136. Among those found infected are the mother, an uncle and two friends of the cop who had tested positive on June 6.

The 42-year-old mother and a 39-year-old uncle of the cop posted at QRT, Security Department, Kharar Court Complex, have been found infected. They are residents of Kurali. The other two are the cop’s friends, aged 25 and 28, both residents of Neolka village in Kharar. A 34-year-old man, who is a resident of Sector 66, has also tested positive for Covid. Some of his friends, who came from Mumbai, had stayed with him.

Civil Surgeon Manjit Singh said they were shifted to the Covid Care Centre at Gian Sagar Hospital, Banur. — TNS

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