52 contacts of new patient test -ve in Ooty

Udhagamandalam: At least 52 primary and secondary contacts of the 21-year-old pregnant woman, who tested positive for Covid-19 recently, in Ooty have been tested negative for the virus, said health department officials. She was at Vyasarpadi in Chennai for the past nine months. She is admitted to the ESI Hospital in Coimbatore. Fingerpost area in Ooty, where she stayed with her parents a day, is now a containment area. Dr P Balusamy, deputy director, public health, said, “Throat swabs and blood samples were taken from all the 52 contacts for test. The test results that came today (Monday) showed them negative. We are carrying out disinfection drive at Fringerpost area thrice a day and distributing iron and vitamin tablets to the residents.” tnn