81 die in Jhajjar villages in 18 days

Ravinder Saini
Tribune News Service
Jhajjar, May 19

In all, 81 persons have so far died of Covid in four villages of Jhajjar district this month. However, the health authorities claimed merely six deaths related to Covid.

Meanwhile, villagers say the majority of the deceased were suffering from fever and breathing problems.

Sources at the Panchayat Department said 33 persons lost their lives in Dubaldhan village in the past 18 days while 17 deaths have been recorded in Dighal, 16 in Barhana and 15 in MP Majra village.

Taking note of the spate of deaths, the district administration has turned Dubaldhan into a macro-containment zone to break the chain of infection while the police are keeping a vigil to check the movement of villagers.

Dubaldhan Bidhyan panchayat sarpanch Mahavir, who is suffering from fever, said at least one or two members of every family in the village had either recovered or had fever. However, the death rate had come down in the past couple of days as residents were following the Covid protocols, he added.

Pradeep Kadian, another resident of Dubaldhan, said the village was in the grip of fever but a majority of the residents were not getting themselves tested.

Similar situation prevailed in Dighal, Barhana and MP Majra villages. “A majority of those who died in our village were elderly people. Several died after suffering from fever and breathing problems, while some suffered a heart attack,” said Dharampal of Barhana village, adding that they had performed a hawan to clean the environment.

Meanwhile, Dr Sanjay Dahiya, Civil Surgeon, said there were 23 active Covid cases in Dubaldhan, 18 in Dighal, 11 each in Barhana and MP Majra villages. Door-to-door survey and testing were being carried out, besides providing medicines to those in home isolation, he added.

Beri SDM Ravinder did not respond to phone calls.