10 MORE TEST POSITIVE IN HP, PATIENT COUNT CLIMBS TO 90

DHARAMSHALA/HAMIRPUR: Ten more people tested positive for Covid-19 in Himachal Pradesh on Monday, taking the total number of cases in the state to 90.

Among the fresh cases, five have been reported from Hamirpur, three from Bilaspur and one each from Kangra and Chamba districts.

The five Hamirpur patients have a travel history to Mumbai and their samples were sent for testing on May 16.

Hamirpur deputy commissioner Harikesh Meena said among the two patients from Nadaun, one is a 60-year-old man from Chowki Rajputan village. He returned from Mumbai on May 12 and was at an institutional facility in Government Primary School, Booni. The other patient, aged 47, belongs to Khungan village and returned from Mumbai on May 14 along with his wife and three kids. They were under quarantine at an institutional facility.

The third patient is a 54-yearold taxi driver from Gwardoo village. A 50-year-old woman from Redu Padhar village Tauni Devi area has also tested positive. The fifth patient is a 20-year-old youth from the same village and is a close relative of the woman.

Their primary and secondary contacts are being traced. The sixth case was reported from Jaunta village of Nurpur in Kangra district. Three cases were reported from Bilaspur. Meanwhile, a woman from Chamba has also tested positive. Earlier, her husband who had returned from Baddi and their two-yearold daughter had got infected.

The husband has recovered. The daughter is at a Covid-care centre.