Two more tested positive, district’s tally reaches 325

KANPUR: Two more people tested positive for coronavirus in the city on Friday, taking the total number of positive cases in the city to 325. “One of the patient belongs to Deputy Padav area while other hails from Barra-2 area. Both have been admitted to Covid 19 hospital,” said chief medical officer Dr Ashok Shukla.
The CMO said, “The death toll remained stable at 9, while active cases declined to 28,” adding said that the condition of both the persons tested Covid-19 positive on Friday is stable.
Both, Deputy Padav area and Barra -2 localities, where the two infected patients were staying were sanitised on Friday. The CMO said that the person who had succumbed to Covid-19 in the district on Thursday was identified as a native of Basti district. “The 42-year-old man was admitted to emergency unit of Lala Lajpat hospital on Wednesday, later suspecting him to be infected with coronavirus, he was shifted to Covid hospital in neuro science centre, where he died on Thursday,” Dr Shukla said. “He had a chronic history of diabetes, high blood pressure and was vomitting blood and had developed acute respiratory distress syndrome leading to death,” he said further.