TWO MORE TEST POSITIVE IN HP, COUNT NOW 52

DHARAMSHALA: Two more people tested positive for Covid-19 in Himachal Pradesh on Saturday, taking the state’s tally to 52. The number of active cases in the state is now 11.

Additional chief secretary (health) RD Dhiman said the new cases include a 32-year-old youth, a resident of Gheena panchayat in Nagorta Bagwan sub-division of Kangra district.

He had returned from Delhi on April 26, where he lived with a man from Badsar of Hamirpur district, who tested positive for Covid-19 on Friday. The youth was under home quarantine and his sample was sent for testing after Hamirpur authorities alerted the Kangra counterparts. The district authorities have now started his contact mapping.

The other patient is a 52-yearold man from Galod area of Hamirpur district. He also returned from Delhi three days ago and had symptoms of infection.

Meanwhile, another patient, a Tablighi Jamaat worker, from Sirmaur has recovered from the disease and was discharged from the hospital after he tested negative for the virus twice, said additional chief secretary, health, RD Dhiman. HTC