Prayagraj: 8 of a family, 2 girls from shelter home among 16 new Covid-19 patients

PRAYAGRAJ: Eight members of a family and two inmates of Rajkiya Balika Balgriha were among the 16 persons who tested positive for novel coronavirus (Covid-19) in the city on Thursday. With the new cases, the tally of novel coronavirus patients in Prayagraj district crossed the 300-mark and touched 312.
A Covid-19 patient also died in the city on Thursday, taking the toll to 10.
Nodal officer and additional chief medical officer Dr Rishi Sahai said, “The eight members of a family who tested positive for the disease on Thursday live in GTB Nagar. They were primary contacts of a Covid-19 patient who was diagnosed last week. While the youngest member to test positive for Covid-19 from the family was eight years old, the oldest is 87 years old.”
The patient who died of Covid-19 in Prayagaraj on Thursday was a 70-year-old woman who lived in Malviya Nagar. She was admitted to Swaroop Rani Nehru Hospital on June 29 with respiratory failure, Type 2 diabetes mellitus and a renal disease, along with other ailments. Her sample was collected on June 29 and she tested Covid-19 positive on Wednesday. She was also on ventilator support.
The new patients also included two inmates of Rajkiya Balika Balgriha located on Noorullah Road in Khuldabad. They are in the 18-19 age-group.
Sahai said that the two inmates are asymptomatic and tested positive for Covid-19 during random sampling. Around 60 samples were collected from the shelter home.
Besides, a 54-year-old man and a resident of Krishna Nagar in Kydganj also tested positive for the virus. “The elderly man tested positive while experiencing influenza-like symptoms. He is diabetic and has hypertension,” said Sahai
A 35-year-old pregnant woman and a 22-year-old woman living in Dara Shah Ajmal area and Rajapur’s Unchva Gaddhi locality were among the new patients. While the pregnant woman tested positive for Covid-19 during one of tests conducted before delivery, the other woman was diagnosed while being tested a dialysis clearance.
A 32-year-old health worker residing in Georgetown also tested positive for Covid-19. She was posted at Swaroop Rani Nehru Hospital. A man living in Kareli area of the city also tested positive for the infection on Thursday. The 38-year-old man’s sample was collected as he was experiencing influenza-like symptoms.
According to officials, 10 Covid-19 patients were discharged from hospitals on Thursday after they recovered. Till now, 227 novel coronavirus patients have been discharged from hospitals in the city. The city currently has 75 active cases.