Nine more test positive on Monday

TNN | Apr 14, 2020, 04:27 IST

Surat: Nine more persons tested positive for Covid-19 including three healthcare staff of the Lokhat hospital, taking the total tally of the positive cases at 38 on Monday. About 13 patients were admitted in the New Civil Hospital (NCH) isolation on Monday with the symptoms similar to that caused by coronavirus infection. The Surat civic body on Monday issued a notification asking all private hospitals, clinics, grocery stores, to provide hand sanitizers to visiting customers and ensure that all the surfaces are disinfected regularly or they will invite penalty of Rs 25,000
Besides the healthcare workers of the private hospital, 19-year-old Rakesh Javre, a resident of SUDA Awas in Vesu, tested positive of the virus. Rakesh is the son of Lata Javre, a housemaid, who tested positive of the virus on Sunday. Five samples taken during the community sampling drive turned out to be positive Monday late evening. TNN