Punjab DIG, Kharar SHO test positive

NO LET-UP IN MOHALI DISTRICT Eight medical professionals, including CMD, of pvt hospital in Zirakpur also infected

DIG PRISONS SATINDER SINGH, 55, TESTED +VE AFTER RETURNING FROM AMRITSAR; HIS FAMILY HAS BEEN QUARANTINED

MOHALI: Deputy inspector general (DIG) of police, prisons, Punjab, Satinder Singh and station house officer (SHO), Kharar City, inspector Bhagwant Singh are among 25 people who tested positive for Covid-19 in Mohali on Sunday, taking the district count past 700 within 128 days. The last 400 cases have been reported in just 21 days, with the latest 100 being added in four days.

Apart from the two cops, eight doctors and paramedical staffers, including the chief managing director, of Amcare Hospital in Zirakpur have been found infected.

DIG Satinder Singh, 55, is posted at the Punjab Police headquarters in Chandigarh and resides at Sunny Enclave in Kharar. He had recently travelled to Amritsar and tested positive upon his return. His family members have been home quarantined and their samples have been taken. Meanwhile, Kharar City police station has been sealed after its SHO tested positive. Samples of all the staff posted at the police station are being taken. Earlier, Gharuan police station was also sealed after 16 cops tested positive.

The eight doctors and paramedics tested positive at the Amcare Hospital include five women in the age group of 21 to 26. The 52-year-old male CMD has also been found infected. All are residents of Zirakpur. The hospital has been closed.

Meanwhile, the Covid count in Mohali has climbed to 715, of which 250 cases remain active. While 435 people have recovered so far, 16 of whom were discharged on Sunday, 14 patients have succumbed to the disease.

The remaining fresh cases are spread across the district and include a 79-year-old woman from Phase 3B2. Within Mohali city, cases have also been reported from Phases 1 and 11 besides Sectors 66 and 76.

Dr Manjit Singh, civil surgeon, Mohali, said: “Most of these patients are contacts of positive patients or have travel history. The good news is that most of them are asymptomatic and are responding well to the treatment. We will be taking samples of their family members.”