Nine new cases in Haryana, tally mounts to 44

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, April 3

Nine new cases of Covid were reported in Haryana on Friday, taking the number of people infected with the virus to 44 in the state, according to a medical bulletin issued by the state government.

The nine include five patients — four of whom are foreigners — who returned to the state after attending a religious congregation of the Tablighi Jamaat in Delhi’s Nizamuddin. Their passports have been confiscated.

According to the bulletin, of the 44 patients, three belong to Kerala, two are from Maharashtra and one from Uttar Pradesh. While the Kerala patient has been undergoing treatment in Nuh, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh patients have been admitted to hospitals in Gurugram. Thirteen patients, including nine from Gurugram, have been discharged so far. The state has already started a round-the-clock Covid Call Centre to assist people.

5 cases in G’gram after 9 days

After no case in the pastnine days, five patients tested positive in Gurugram on Friday. These include a Tablighi Jamaati who had reportedly attended the Nizamuddin convention and was rounded up on Wednesday night. A man and son, who works in a Mumbai-based MNC and had returned in the last week of March, also tested positive. They are residents of Sun City. Two women as young as 22 tested positive too. They are reportedly employed in a renowned city hospital.

Nuh reports 3 positive cases

Nuh district that had till date managed to keep the virus at bay, recorded three positive cases — all Jamaatis rounded up by the Health Department. District authorities have so far rounded up around 600 Jamaatis in Nuh of which nine were symptomatic and were isolated and tested. Three out of these have tested positive for Covid.

Authorities have started the procedure of screening other Jamaatis currently in quarantine. District health authorities have prepared a contact trail of the trio and zeroed down on 16 persons who were in touch with them and is screening them. The Jamaatis reportedly spent 10 days in Palwal district after leaving Delhi before coming to Nuh and staying in local mosques.

Farmer is Karnal’s 1st patient

Karnal also reported its first Covid case from Rasin village in Gharaunda block. A 58-year-old man tested positive of the virus on Friday. Authorities said he has no travel history and is currently undergoing treatment at the PGI, Chandigarh. As per protocol, entry and exit points of Rasin village have been sealed and nobody is allowed to leave or enter the village till the completion of screening. Surrounding villages have also been sealed. Health check-up has been started in these villages, Karnal DC Nishant Kumar Yadav said.

The Covid patient, a farmer, was admitted to Kalpana Chawla Government Medical College (KCGMC) on March 25 following respiratory and diabetes-related issues. He was referred to the PGI on April 1 and before his referral, a sample was sent for Covid testing, the report of which is awaited, the DC said. “The PGI also tested him for Covid and his sample returned positive today,” he said.

21-year-old Panipat nurse Covid-free, out of hospital

• The 21-year-old woman of Panipat’s Model Town area successfully battled Covid and was discharged from the General Hospital on Friday after two negative tests in a row.
• A staff nurse at Medanta Hospital, Gurugram, she is the third positive case of Panipat to have been treated successfully.
• Civil Surgeon Dr SL Verma said she tested positive for Covid on March 25 and was discharged after two tests on Monday and another on Friday evening came negative.
• The first positive case — a 21-year-old youth who returned from England — and the second positive case — a 30-year-old woman working in the youth’s rice sheller — have already been discharged after treatment.
• Though the reports of fourth positive case — a 53-year old woman’s second test was positive but her condition is stable, said Dr Verma.
• Meanwhile, the 28-year-old youth who died under mysterious circumstance on Thursday tested negative for Covid, said Dr Verma. TNS