Chhota Udepur cases spike to 11 as four more test +ve

TNN | Apr 23, 2020, 04:00 IST

50 people have been shifted to a government quarantine facility

Vadodara: Four new cases of coronavirus were detected in Chhota Udepur town on Wednesday, taking their number in the district to 11.
The four new patients had contracted the virus from Sohail Ranger, the seventh patient of the district, who is currently undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Vadodara. District administration officials said after Ranger tested positive, samples of 20 people, including his family members, were collected. On Tuesday, nine samples including that of Ranger’s parents turned out to be negative.
However, on Wednesday of the remaining samples, reports arrived where four tested positive and others negative. “These four patients are asymptomatic and are Ranger’s friends. As per information available with us, this group, including Ranger, was involved in social activities during lockdown so we are trying to track down the people who had come in contact with them,” said chief district health officer Dr Mahesh Chaudhary.
On Wednesday, samples of these four patients’ family members were collected and sent to Vadodara for tests. Sources said around 50 of their family members have already been shifted to government quarantine facility at Polytechnic College.
Of the 11 cases of the district, two patients have been discharged and others are undergoing treatment at hospitals in Vadodara and Chhota Udepur.