Shaurya Sharma
Fatehgarh Sahib, July 09, 2020: After some relief from the COVID cases, the COVID has again started spreading in the district causing a great concern not only among the residents but among the officials also. The district witnessed the second death within two days as a 56 year old lady resident of village Bhambhri in Khamano sub division died due to COVID at sector 32 Government hospital Chandigarh. Earlier 53 year old iron trader of Mandi Gobindgarh had died due to COVID at Rajindra Hospital Patiala, his wife and two close contacts were also tested positive.
Seven new casessurfaced in the district which includes Data entry operator and Technician of Civil Surgeon Office, which resulted that Dr. N.K.Aggarwal Civil Surgeon and three doctors of civil hospital who were in touch of these employees gave their samples and quarantined themselves in their houses. Sources told that Deputy Commissioner has also quarantined herself as she is not attending the office from the last two days. The District Administrative Complex was fully sanitized today as some of the positive employees have attended the video conferences held in the complex.
As per the health department release seven positives were cured and discharged from Gian Sagar hospital. The departments till today has collected 11659 samples, out of these 10985 were tested negative, 139 positive and out of these 118 have been cured and there are only 19 active cases in the district, whereas two deaths have been reported.