Travel history behind Mohali case surge

Mohali: As many as 75% of the 54 active cases have arrived from other states or are their close contacts, according to civil surgeon Dr Manjit Singh.
“Out of the 34 cases in three days, nine have travel history to other states and 18 are their close associates. In the total 54 active cases, 14 have travel history, mostly from Delhi, and 26 are direct contacts of those who have returned from other states,” said Singh.
He said from June 12 to 14, 34 cases were detected in the district. Out of these cases, four patients each had come from Delhi and Uttar Pradesh and one from Mumbai, while 18 were their family members or contacts. Singh said the remaining seven cases were residents of the district already suffering from influenza like illness. The process of finding the source of infection and contacts of these patients was under way.
Singh said various teams of the health department screened and tested them, took them to hospital and traced their contacts.
The civil surgeon reiterated his appeal to people to strictly follow the guidelines of the government and help the health department to curb the spread of the pandemic. He said if people showed negligence, the situation could get worse.
He said if any person has come from any other state or place, he or she should call up the helpline number, “0172 2219506”, of the district administration. He asked people not to step out of their homes aimlessly and only do so if there is an urgent need.
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4 test positive
Four people tested positive in Mohali on Tuesday, taking the total number of cases to 184, with 54 active cases. Three of the had returned from Gurgaon, Ahmedabad and Delhi. Civil surgeon Dr Manjit Singh said they are a 22-year-old resident of Sector 127, Kharar, a 44-year-old man admitted to a private hospital with renal transplant complications, a 43-year-old man from Sante Majra and a 70-year-old man from Baltana. In another development, two patients, a 31-year-old man and a 57-year-old woman, were discharged from Gian Sagar Hospital, Banur, on Tuesday. As many as 127 people have been cured of Covid-19 in the district that has seen three deaths.
THE COUNT
Total | 184
Active | 54
Cured | 127
Deaths | 3