13 women, 2 cops test +ve, Kanpur tally climbs to 185

Faiz Rahman Siddiqui | TNN | Apr 27, 2020, 04:10 IST

(Top) People ignore socoial distancing norm at a a market in the city while a policeman punishes two violators for venturing out without any purpose on Sunday

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Kanpur: Thirty-three more persons, including 13 women and two policemen, tested positive for Covid-19 in Kanpur district in last 24 hours, taking the total number of cases to 185 till now.
“The latest cases were detected from Bhannana Purwa area where 10 members of a family contracted the virus, while 10 cases were reported from Colonelganj area,” said chief medical officer Dr Ashok Shukla.
“There are 13 women who have coronavirus. We have prepared a contact list of those who came in contact with them and now their tests would be conducted,” the CMO added.
A senior health official, preferring anonymity, expressed concern while pointing out that till now more men had been testing positive to the deadly virus, but the reports health department received from GSVM Covid-19 lab on Sunday reflects a disturbing trend.
“It declared 13 women of the total 20 samples as corona positive. This suggests that we are heading towards community transmission stage,” the official claimed.
“It only suggests that men are acting as carriers and transferring the infection. The men had been exposing themselves to people who had already contracted the virus. We request people to stay indoors if they are worried about the well-being of their near and dear ones. Every house and every person in the containment areas will be checked,” he said.
The people living in containment areas will be provided essentials as and when they require, he added.
The first case in Kanpur city had been reported on March 23 when a 70-year-old man tested positive for coronavirus few days after his arrival from the US.
Health officials said nine patients have been cured and discharged while three others have died, leaving the number of active cases at 173.
On Saturday, the health authorities had heaved a sigh of relief when 20 patients undergoing treatment at Sarsaul Community Health Centre had tested negative signalling that Covid-19 spread may show a downturn in the district.