JDA secy, 4 others test Covid +ve in Jhansi

JHANSI: A day after 14 Covid positive cases surfaced in the city, four more persons including the secretary of Jhansi Development Authority (JDA) also tested positive for coronavirus on Thursday.
As per Jhansi DM Andra Vamsi, the 56-year-old JDA secretary had recently travelled to Prayagraj and it is being presumed that he contracted the virus there from an already detected corona positive person.
Apart from him, three more men were found positive on Thursday.Of these, one is a 27-year-old private bank employee from BKD crossing who came in contact with his colleague. He complained of fever and cough. Another is a 60-year-old from Atiya Talab who also had fever and cough. The third one is a 27-year-old from Unnao Gate area who also suffered fever.
The total number of positive cases has reached 122 in the district, of which, 44 are active while 65 have turned negative and 13 have died.
As per DM Vamsi, JDA office will remain shut for next two days for sanitisation.
On Wednesday, 14 persons including seven women and a health worker were found Covid positive, following which the chief medical officer ordered a 24-hour-closure of Jhansi district hospital for sanitisation.