3 persons, including infant, test corona positive in city

Kanpur: Three persons, including a baby born to a Covid-19 positive mother in Jajmau’s ESI hospital, tested positive for the virus, taking the total tally of Covid-19 patients in the district to 316 on Sunday.
The health department has declared Jajmau’s ESI hospital as a hospital dedicated to expecting mothers who are suspected of being infected with Covid-19. The corona positive woman, hailing from hotspot Peshkar Road in Colonelganj area of the city, gave birth to a baby about a fortnight ago. “The baby, besides the woman’s family members were quarantined at Halim Muslim Degree College in Chamanganj area of the city. Their sample report was sent to the Covid lab of GSVM medical college for testing.
“The report we have received on Sunday, tested the infant positive for novel corona virus. The child will now undergo treatment with mother at the ESI hospital of Jajmau,” said chief medical officer Dr Ashok Shukla.
The mother and the child have been kept under observation in isolation and both of them are doing well. Two others, who have tested positive for coronavirus in the district, included a migrant from Sachendi area and a local of Birhana road taking the number of cases in the district to 316, the CMO said. So far, eight persons had succumbed to the infection while 226 others cured after the treatment, he added.