Sirsa mosque cook tests +ve, state tally 186

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, April 13

Haryana’s Covid tally reached 186 on Monday, with one case each reported from Sirsa and Faridabad.

A 40-year-old woman, who used to work as a cook in a mosque in Rori in Sirsa district tested positive for Covid. Health Department officials claimed she had come in contact with Tablighi Jamaat followers. The woman and five of her family members have been admitted to the isolation ward at the civil hospital. Samples of 19 contacts of the woman, including her family members, have also been collected. So far, the district has reported four cases.

In Faridabad, a 30-year-old man from Green Fields Colony became the fourth member of his family confirmed with coronavirus. Earlier, his parents and brother had tested positive, but have recovered since.

Till today, Nuh tops the state Covid tally with 45 cases, followed by Gurugram (32), Faridabad (32) and Palwal (29). So far, 4,489 samples of people have been taken for testing and results of 1,346 are still awaited. Thirtyseven persons have been discharged from hospital and three died.

6 more Jamaatis booked

Two more FIRs were registered against six Tablighi Jamaat members for attempt to murder for failing to report to authorities before 5 pm on April 8. So far, five FIRs have been registered — one each in Yamunanagar and Palwal and three in Nuh against22 persons.

Follow mask disposal protocol: Chief Secy

Chief Secretary Keshni Anand Arora, while presiding over Crisis Coordination Committee meeting, told DCs to ensure following of protocol for disposal of face masks. She directed DCs to involve self-help groups for making reusable cloth masks which can then be further sold in the markets. Meanwhile, state government said it had adequate stock of essential protective equipment. It said it has 1.83 lakh N-95 masks, 53,300 PPE kits and 10.49 lakh hydroxychloroquine 200 mg tablets as on April 13.