This story is from June 23, 2020

Two Covid-19 cases reported in Tapi district of Gujarat

After a gap of almost three weeks, Tapi district reported two new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday. According to health department officials, the two cases were reported from Raniamba village in Songadh taluka of Tapi district. Two members of a family tested positive for Covid-19 in the village.
Two Covid-19 cases reported in Tapi district of Gujarat
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SURAT: After a gap of almost three weeks, Tapi district reported two new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday. According to health department officials, the two cases were reported from Raniamba village in Songadh taluka of Tapi district. Two members of a family tested positive for Covid-19 in the village.
"Dinesh Upadhyay (43) and brother Nilesh Upadhaya (41) had cough and fever and went to a see a doctor in Surat.
Their samples were taken for testing for Covid-19 and the reports of the both samples came positive for Covid-19,'' said an official.
Meanwhile,Tapi district will not have to send Covid-19 testing samples to Surat as the state government allotted one Covid-19 testing machine (True net) at general hospital in Vyara town, a district headquarter of Tapi.
"The machine has been given to the general hospital's laboratory for testing and now we will carry out Covid-19 testing here only,'' said Dr. Naitik Chaudhary, Civil Surgeon, General Hospital, Vyara.
Tapi has sent 3,205 for testing till date and has so far reported a total of seven Covid-19 cases.
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Vijaysinh Parmar

Vijaysinh Parmar is principal correspondent at The Times of India, Rajkot, and reports on the Saurashtra and Kutch regions. Apart from regular assignments in Rajkot, he travels extensively in rural area to report on the "other Gujarat". He reported on the drinking water crisis in interiors of the state in 2008, forcing the government to swing into action. He has also reported on the practice of untouchability still prevalent in parts of Gujarat.

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