Five of Jamnagar doctor’s family test nCov positive

Rajkot: Five people of a doctor’s family, including a minor, tested positive of Covid-19 in Jamnagar city on Saturday. After a long time, new Covid cases have been registered in the district. According to the municipal corporation, all the infected people belong to the same family and do not have any travel history. The source of infection is yet to be ascertained.
After a 72-year-old person of the family complained of fever and tested positive of Covid, the entire family was tested thereafter. While four are being treated in home isolation, the senior citizen has been shifted to the hospital. All the patients except the minor were fully vaccinated, said sources.
Meanwhile, the number of Covid-19 cases in the state has shot up to 31, while one person succumbed to infection. Fourteen people were discharged from various hospitals and the total number of deaths touched 10,089. The number of Covid-19 cases in the state as on Saturday was 8,26, 514.
As on October 30, the total number of people vaccinated for both doses stood at 2,58,89, 747 with 3.17 lakh getting the jab on Saturday.
Meanwhile, the Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC) plans to increase the screening of passengers at bus stations, railway stations and airport during the Diwali period. In a statement, the civic body stated that all the people entering into the city during Diwali and post Diwali period will be screened. Those showing symptoms will be put through Covid-19 tests.