Two more cases reported in HP; tally now 78

DHARAMSHALA/HAMIRPUR: Two more people were tested positive for Covid-19 in Himachal on Saturday, taking the state’s tally to 78. The fresh cases were reported from Hamirpur and Kangra.

The 36-year-old patient is a resident of Techch village in Barsar subdivision of Hamirpur. He had returned from Mumbai on May 13 along with two others, Hamirpur DC Harikesh Meena said.

He was quarantined at an institutional facility and his sample was sent for testing on May 14, which came out as positive. The patient has been shifted to a covid care centre at Haroli. His primary contacts are being traced.

His co-travellers, hailing from Patrail village in Nadaun subdivision have been quarantined.

Dandru panchayat has been declared a containment zone and all activities in its jurisdiction seized till further orders.

The second case was reported from Maned village of Nurpur subdivision in Kangra. The 30-year-old had returned from Gurugram on May 8 in a taxi along with one other person and was put under home quarantine, said Kangra DC Rakesh Kumar Prajapati. His family has been quarantined.

36 ACTIVE CASES

With this, the active cases in Himachal Pradesh have gone up to 36. Himachal has witnessed a spurt in coronavirus cases since May 4, with 38 people testing positive.