4 of Sec-50 family among 6 new Covid-19 cases in UT

CHANDIGARH: Four members of a Sector 50 family are among six persons who have tested positive for Covid-19 in Chandigarh on Wednesday. The fresh cases have taken the UT’s tally to 446, of which 73 remain active.

Those found infected in Sector 50 include a nine-month-old girl. Two men, aged 31 and 64, and a woman, aged 31, have also tested positive in the family.

However, another family member living in same house and two family contacts residing in Sector 40 have tested negative.

“The 31-year-old woman had recently travelled to Punjab, where she might have contracted the infection. She returned on June 22, and developed symptoms on June 25,” said a health official, wishing not to be named.

Other two cases have surfaced in Sector 41.

A 21-year-old woman, who is household contact of a previous positive case, has tested positive besides a 33-year-old man who is the family contact of another patient. The man belongs to Himachal Pradesh but has been working in Chandigarh since May 13.

Meanwhile, three patients have been discharged from Shri Dhanwantry Ayurvedic College and Hospital and shifted to the quarantine facility at Sood Dharmshala. The number of recovered patients stands at 367.

BADNORE LAUDS MC TEAMS

UT administrator VPS Badnore on Wednesday unveiled a special report titled ‘Combating Novel Coronavirus, a Case Study of Chandigarh’, which documents the work done by various branches of the municipal corporation during the Covid-19 pandemic in the city.

Appreciating efforts being made by the civic body, Badnore suggested its staff to work in smaller teams in the community to raise awareness on need to come forward on developing symptoms.

Meanwhile, the UT administration on Wednesday removed perimeter control from the remaining house blocks in Pocket 14 of Bapu Dham Colony, Sector 26. The last containment zone in the colony as well as the city – Pocket 15 – was denotified on June 22 and perimeter control was restricted to a few house blocks.