Coronavirus: Punjab health department identifies 17 hotspots as state’s cases rise to 170

Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, April 12

Punjab’s health department has identified 17 coronavirus hotspots in the state---a development that comes on a day when the state reported 12 new coronavirus cases.  

Officials said on Sunday that areas with more than one confirmed case of the virus are being treated as a hotspot---that is, an area that could potentially see a community outbreak of the contagion.

READ: Punjab reports 12 new coronavirus cases; state tally stands at 170

These 17 hotspots---Mohali being the foremost of them---have reported a total of 108 cases of Punjab’s reported 170.

Mohali, which has 53 reported cases so far, tops the list with six such areas, followed by SBS Nagar, Amritsar and Jalandhar with two areas each. Hoshiarpur, Ludhiana, Mansa, Pathankot, and Ropar have one each.

In Mohali, Dera Bassi’s Jawaharpur village, which has so far seen more than 30 cases, is highest on the list, followed by Phase 3-A, Phase 5, Phase 9, Sector 69 and 91. In SBS Nagar, Pathlawa with its 12 cases and Sujjon village with six cases have been identified. Other areas are Nijatam Nagar locality and Virk Patts village in Jalandhar; Diamond Estate Colony and Udham Singh Nagar in Amritsar; Moranwali village in Hoshiarpur; Amarpura in Ludhiana; Budhlada in Mansa; Sujanpur in Pathankot; and Chatwalli in Ropar.

The state government said it would intensify its containment strategy in these areas by using RT-PCR and rapid kits to test extensively in these areas.

Punjab recorded 12 new cases on Sunday, taking the state tally to 170.

Seven of the 12 cases reported on Sunday came from Jalandhar, three from SAS Nagar, one each from Faridkot and Kapurthala.  

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