Coronavirus: Haryana reports 12 new cases, state tally rises to 237
Tribune News Service
Faridabad, April 19
Haryana on Sunday reported 12 new coronavirus cases from Faridabad, Ambala and Gurugram districts, taking the state’s tally to 237.
Faridabad reported nine more coronavirus cases, taking the total in the district to 42.
Six of those who tested positive are not from Haryana and had attended the Tablighi Jamaat congregation in New Delhi last month. One patient is from Indonesia, while another is from Nepal.
Three others are Faridabad residents.
A total of 18 patients have been discharged after they recovered in the district.
The samples of six persons had earlier tested negative for the deadly disease.
All of them have been isolated and admitted in the hospital, according to a health department.
Warden in Bhondsi jail tests positive; sparks fear of spread in premises
A warden in Bhondsi jail has tested positive for coronavirus, officials said on Sunday—a development that has sparked fears of a spread of the contagion within the jail.
The jail currently has 2,000 inmates. The warden who tested positive is a resident of Gurugram’s Sector 10.
Jail authorities will now screen everybody in the jail, officials said.
Three of a family test positive in Ambala
Three of a family, belonging to the Shahzadpur block of Ambala, tested positive for coronavirus on Sunday. The family was among the people who were in contact with a Panchkula-based doctor, who had treated a COVID patient. The families swab samples were taken for testing on Friday.
Chief Medical Officer Dr Kuldeep Singh said: “Three of a family have tested positive and they have been shifted to MM Hospital.”
Meanwhile, in Panipat, the district administration contained the Jeewan Nagar and Rasoi village after two residents tested positive for COVID on Saturday.
