Mahisagar doctors, nurses test positive

Vadodara: Eight persons who were either frontline workers or those connected with health system in some way are amongst the 42 Covid-19 cases reported in the Mahisagar district. While the abnormally high number of such cases may raise eyebrows, it has come to light that these were not linked.
Those who tested positive include a doctor and a nurse who used to treat Covid-19 patients.
An AYUSH doctor who was involved in field work, two police personnel, a peon appointed by an agency to a health centre and a man who used to deliver food to a hospital also tested positive.
Officials said that the cases were from different locations. The nurse, doctor and the man who delivered food were treating patients at Balasinore also tested positive besides a cook.
A senior official said that the cases came from around Virpur, Balasinore, Kadana and Santrampur.
“Barring some cases, there is no common thread running through them. It is still not certain if the man delivering the food infected the staff at the Covid-19 hospital or vice versa,” said the official.
Of the 42 cases that were reported in the city, one person has died. Seven others have been discharged after their treatment was complete. Like other districts, Mahisagar too has a large number of asymptomatic cases.
A man selling watermelons had also tested positive leading to a major scare in the district.