Recovered coronavirus patient tests positive again in Himachal

Shimla, April 19

 A man who had recovered from the novel coronavirus tested positive for the infection once again in Himachal Pradesh, officials said.

The man, who attended last month’s Tablighi Jamaat congregation in New Delhi, tested positive for the infection on Saturday within a week of his two reports coming out negative, they said.

The man and some other members of the congregation—all residents of various parts of Mandi— had been staying in a mosque of Nakroh village in Una’a Amb tehsil and tested positive on April 2.

They were admitted to Tanda’s Dr. Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College (RPGMC) in Kangra district on April 3.

According to available information, their tests came back negative for the first time on April 10. They were declared cured according to protocol after they tested negative for the second time on April 12, subsequently released from the RPGMC and were kept in institutional quarantine.

However, with the man again testing positive, the total number of active cases in the hill state has increased to 23 out of the total 40 positive cases.

Four people have been shifted to a private hospital outside the state. Eleven have recovered while two others have died.

A total of 16 confirmed cases were found in Una and health department statistics now shows 14 active cases and two cured.

Officials said 11 patients—three each from Chamba, Kangra, and Solan districts and two from Una district—have recovered. — PTI