Jhansi mayor, wife & 33 others test Covid +ve

JHANSI: One person died of Covid-19 while 34 new cases, including Jhansi mayor and his wife, surfaced on Friday. With one death, the toll has gone up to 170.
As per the medical bulletin released by Jhansi DM Andra Vamsi, 34 new cases were found after testing 1,709 people. Also, the recovery rate was 94.30%. With this, the total number of positive cases in the district has gone up to 8,820.Of this, 7,026 have been discharged till now, including 19 on Friday itself. As per Jhansi DM, the district has crossed three lakh testing mark.
Presently, active positive cases in the district are 332. Of these, 73 are symptomatic. The cases include eight severe, 49 moderate and 16 mild in nature while rest are asymptomatic. The total number of Covid-19 related deaths in the district is 170, having a case fatality rate (CFR) of 1.9. Presently, 1,292 patients are in home isolation in the district.
With a brief lull, there has been a surge in the positive cases in the district post Dussehra. Despite the fact, people are reluctant in following the Covid safety protocol including wearing mask and maintaining social distancing. On top of it, all the markets are packed with people doing Diwali shopping.
The deceased is a 48-year-old police personnel from Police Lines, Nawabad who was admitted to Jhansi Medical College on September 11 with Covid-like symptoms and died on September 20 though it was reported on Friday.