Coronavirus: One more Nanded pilgrim tests positive in Mohali, district tally climbs to 94

Tribune News Service
Mohali, May 3

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Mohali on Friday reported a new coronavirus case, taking the district’s case tally to 94.

The latest case was reported from the Lalru area of the district. The person is a Sikh pilgrim who had recently returned from Nanded in Maharashtra. The pilgrim was among 39 others who had gone to pay obeisance at Sri Hazur Sahib and returned to Mohali district on April 28. They have been quarantined at a facility in sector 70. Out of the total, twenty-one pilgrims have tested positive for the contagion so far and have been admitted to the COVID care centre at Gian Sagar Hospital in Banur.

Deputy Commissioner Girish Dayalan said that he was inquiring into how the pilgrim arrived in Mohali as he had not informed the authorities about his return. The authorities were also investigating with whom had he entered the state unnoticed.

Apart from this, a majority of the cases—47—have been reported from Jawaharpur village in the district.