Covid cases spike in Kashi,21 more found infected

Varanasi: The district recorded a big jump in figures of Covid-19 positive cases on Tuesday as 21 persons were found infected. Azamgarh also registered 18 new cases while eight infected persons were detected in Ballia on Tuesday. Ghazipur crossed 300 nark with 21 new cases while Chandauli recorded 14 new cases of Covid-19 on Monday late night.
Chief medical officer Varanasi Dr VB Singh said, “Altogether, 162 test reports were received from BHU lab in which 21 were shown as positive.Now, total figure of the Covid-19 positive cases in the district is 364. Of these, 242 have been cured while 13 have died. Now, active cases in the district are 109.”
The CMO said that among new 21 cases, 18 were detected during contact tracing of already infected persons. Following detection of new cases, four new hotspots have been created after which total number of hotspots in the district has reached to 184. He said that 72 hotspots are in active category.
Azamgarh CMO Dr. AK Mishra said, “With the detection of 18 new positive cases, the tally of Covid-19 in the district has reached 198. Of these, 158 have been cured while six had died.” “Now, 34 active cases are being treated. Among among new 19 patients three are from the villages of Haraiyya, four from Rani ki Sarai, one from Sanjarpur, one from Mortinganj, three from Tarva, one from Lalganj, Gambhirpur, Pavai, Atraulia and Bhimkola each and two from Sahnudih,” he added.
In Ballia, the tally of Covid-19 cases reached 98 with the detection of eight new infected persons, including a Delhi-returned couple, said DM Hari Pratap Shahi, adding that 61 patients have been cured so far. Earlier, on Mondat late night Chandauli received lab test reports in which 14 persons including two women and two children were found positive. DM Chandauli Navneet Singh Chahal said that eight of them had returned from Maharashtra, two from Delhi and Noida each, one from Haryana and Gujarat each. Now, total figures of positive cases in Chandauli has reached 84 in which 36 have become cured while one had died. Active cases in the district are 46.
Ghazipur crossed the mark of 300 in Covid-19 tally with the testing of 21 more positive cases on Tuesday. Deputy chief medical officer Dr Umesh Kumar said that four new cases were reported in morning while 17 more cases came to light with the arrival of lab test reports in the evening. With it, total figure of Covid-19 cases in the district reached to 311.
Of them, 206 have been cured while one had died. Now, 104 patients are in active category, he added.