Two new cases in city, 15 in neighbouring dists

Varanasi: Two new Covid-19 positive cases were detected in Varanasi on Sunday while 15 positive cases were added to the tally of Ghazipur, Chandauli, Ballia, Bhadohi and Mirzapur districts.
Varanasi district magistrate Kaushal Raj Sharma said a 25-year-old youth of Hardasipur village in Chaubeypur area, who had returned from Mumbai on motorcycle after staying there with two infected youths, has been tested positive.A 33-year-old woman of Naria, who was in contact of an infected person, has also been found positive.
Total number of Covid-19 positive cases in Varanasi has reached 96, he said adding, after getting cured 10 more patients were discharged from DDU district hospital on Sunday. With it the number of cured patients in district reached 65 while three had died. Now, number of active cases in district is 28. Total number of hotspots reached to 37 but 11 of them have turned to green zone while four are in category of orange zone.
In Ghazipur, seven new cases of Covid-19 positive were confirmed with the arrival of test reports on Sunday. Ghazipur DM Omprakash Arya said that new cases have been reported from Yusufpur, Chak Baks, Babhnauli, Revatipur, Dilia, Talbhitar and Yusufpur Manihari villages. Six of them are migrants, who have returned home recently from cities like Mumbai while one had been infected after coming in contact of a positive case.
The total number of Covid-19 positive cases has now reached to 34. Of them six with Tablighi Jamaat connection had become cured and the active cases are 28, he added.
In Ballia district, two more persons were found infected, confirmed Ballia DM Hari Pratap Shahi. A youth of Durjanpur area of Revati and other youth of Parasia village of Rasra area, who had returned from Mumbai and Delhi recently, had been tested positive, he said adding, now total number of Covid-19 cases in here has reached to 12. All these patients have been kept at L-1 facility hospital.
A youth, who had reached Nagua village in Bhadohi district by moving on foot from Mumbai a week ago, had been tested positive. CMO Bhadohi Dr Laxmi Singh said that sample of this youth had been sent for lab test on May 14 and report was received on Sunday. Total number of positive cases in Bhadohi has reached six.
A youth of Jafapura village in Jamalpur area of Mirzapur district, who had returned home via Chandauli district from Mumbai on May 13, was also tested positive. Health departments district surveillance officer Dr Ajay Kumar said that the youth’s report was received from Chandauli administration after which he was admitted to isolation ward while his village was declared hotspot. Total number of Covid-19 cases in Mirzapur has reached to 15.
Earlier, on Saturday late night Chandauli administration received the reports cofiriming four positive cases. Chandauli DM Navneet Singh Chahal said three youths of Ben, Dohrikala Ilia and Jasuri villages who had returned from Mumbai and one of Raghunathpur who had returned from Gurugram, were found infected. With it total number of Covid-19 positive cases in Chandauli became five.