Repeat test report of three Karnal patients negative

Tribune News Service

Karnal, April 10

The repeat test results of three out of four Covid positive patients in the district came negative. The report of the fourth patient, a resident of Birchpur village, is pending and expected to come on Saturday. As per the health officials, the patients would remain in isolation ward and the department would wait for one or two more negative reports.

Karnal has seen five Covid positive cases. The first patient, a resident of Rasin village, died last week. Three persons included the victim’s son, doctor and staff nurse, who got infected from the first patient. The fourth positive case is a youth, who belongs to Birchpur village.

“The repeat test results of doctor, staff nurse and the victim’s son came negative, which is a relief for us. We will keep them in isolation ward and will wait for two more negative reports,” said Dr Ashwani Ahuja, Civil Surgeon.

He said they collected 198 samples, of which the reports of 158 were declared negative, while five were positive, and the rest are pending.