Health Dept surveys 17,668 households

Chandigarh, April 7

In an ongoing health screening drive, over 17,668 households have been surveyed by officials of the UT Health Department.

A special drive was carried out by the Health department in Faidan village. A total of 3,081 houses were covered for influenza-like illness (ILI) symptoms. Six residents had cough, five had common cold and none had fever. Thermal scanning was done on 112 persons. All with minor symptoms were given treatment by mobile team of doctors on duty.

This survey was done keeping in view one positive case of Punjab in adjacent Jagatpura village, a secondary contact of a primary positive contact of a positive case of Covid-19.

Around 42 asymptomatic secondary contacts were living in Faidan who were shifted to a quarantine facility in Sector 47.

At Mauli Jagran, Vikas Nagar and Dariya, a total of 11,186 houses were surveyed. 37 fever cases, 52 cough complaints and 1 with difficulty in breathing were found during survey.

Four persons of Maulijagran were quarantined at Infosys Red cross sarai. They were sampled and have been found negative for the Covid-19. At sector-21, 2,023 households were covered in the drive and 7,385 persons were surveyed for ILI Symptoms. Three symptomatics were found on survey and were referred to local health facility. At Sector-33, over 1,372 houses were covered in the drive and 8318 persons surveyed for ILI symptoms. — TNS