Three kin of Pitarkunda trader also test positive

TNN | Apr 23, 2020, 04:02 IST

Cops at Pitarkunda area where three more positive cases were found on Wednesday

Varanasi: Three persons, including daughter-in-law and two grandchildren of the 75-year-old betel trader of Pitarkunda, have also been tested Covid-19 positive on Wednesday.
The elderly trader was diagnosed Covid-19 positive on April 18 after he was referred to BHU hospital by a private hospital in Mahmoorganj area, where he had gone for treatment for some respiratory problem. After the confirmation of three more positive cases, the total number of coronavirus cases in Varanasi has reached to 19 of which one has died. Eight persons were discharged after getting cured on Tuesday afternoon.
District magistrate Kaushal Raj Sharma has confirmed that 45-year-old daughter-in-law, 21-year-old grandson and 15-year-old granddaughter of the Pitarkunda trader have also been tested positive. Their report was received by the district administration on Wednesday morning after which they were sent to isolation ward of DDU hospital.
The trader had no trvael history. He had reached a private hospital in Mahmoorganj area on April 17 for treatment of respiratory problem. The hospital staff conducted his CT-scan and after witnessing symptoms similar to of Covid-19, they referred him to BHU on the same day. His reports came on April 18 after which Pitarkunda was declared hotspot. The health department teams were engaged to collect samples of his family and others in his contact. The OPD of the private hospital, where he went for treatment, was closed while restriction were also imposed on admitting new patients. The hospital staff has been quarantined.