Deceased woman’s neighbour tests positive in Gadag

Hubballi: Gadag district reported second Covid-19 positive case on Thursday. Patient 304 is a-59- year old woman. According to the district administration, she is the neighbour of P-166, the woman who had tested positive for coronavirus infection and died on April 9 due to cardiac arrest during treatment at the Gadag Institute of Medical Sciences.
Both the women were friends and used to chat for hours sitting in front of their houses in Ranganwadi after lunch and dinner.The new patient, P-304, has four children, son-in-law and a granddaughter, all living in the same house. Doctors have sent their throat swabs to the lab and kept them in isolation ward of GIMS.
The officials also said that they have traced as many as 416 secondary contacts of P-166 of which 79 people’s throat swab have been sent for testing. They added that efforts are on to trace primary and secondary contacts of P-304.
Ranganwadi from where these two positive cases have been reported has already been announced as the containment area. Vehicular and people movement has been restricted. Essential services are being delivered at the doorstep of residents, said district administration officials.