11 staffers of Patiala's Rajindra Hospital, 6 cops positive in Punjab

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, June 17

As many as 11 staff members, including a junior resident, of Government Rajindra Hospital, Patiala, tested positive for Covid-19 this evening.

The staffers are five staff nurses, four ward attendants, a doctor and a security guard. Earlier, two nurses of the hospital had tested positive. All staffers who got infected were deputed at the emergency ward of the hospital. 

Dr Paras Pandove, Medical Superintendent, Rajindra Hospital, said steps were being taken to contain the spread. He said: “We are tracing the contacts of the staff members. Patients at the emergency ward have already been shifted to another ward.”

Meanwhile, the state reported more deaths today, taking the toll to 78. Ludhiana, Amritsar and Ferozepur districts reported one death each.

In Amritsar, the deceased has been identified as Krishna, a 62-year-old resident of Sarai Sant Ram, near Lahori gate. The patient was admitted to Government Medical College here on June 14 with the problem of breathlessness. Health officials said the patient had a history of diabetes mellitus and hypertension. She suffered a cardiac arrest early this morning and was declared dead.

In Sangrur, a 60-year-old Malerkotla resident, who died at Ghabdan Covid care centre, was suffering from hypertension and diabetes. He had visited a Ludhiana hospital on June 2. He was tested positive on June 10.

The health authorities said three other family members of the deceased had also tested positive.

In Ludhiana, a 65-year-old resident of Basti Jodhewal succumbed to Covid. The deceased was admitted at Dayanand Medical College and Hospital yesterday and died soon after.

Meanwhie, the spike in Covid-19 cases continued with total 126 fresh cases coming to the fore, which took the number of cases in the state to 3,497.

As per the media bulletin, 40 cases were reported from Ludhiana, 31 from Jalandhar, 17 from Amritsar, six each from Pathankot and Ferozepur, five from SAS Nagar, four from Bathinda, three each from Fatehgarh Sahib, Mansa and Moga, two from Sangrur, and one each from Patiala (11 reported after the release of the bulletin), Kapurthala and Tarn Taran, Fazilka, Faridkot and Hoshiarpur.

Of nine new cases in Sangrur include six cops and one with no contact or travel history.

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