Kashi witnesses highest spike in day, 28 test positive

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Varanasi: As many as 28 new Covid-19 positive cases came to light in Varanasi, the highest figure of a single day since the outbreak of the epidemic in the district, on Sunday. The death toll also climbed to 17 with the death of an infected woman on Sunday.
In neighbouring Azamgarh district, nodal officer for Covid-19 and deputy chief medical officer of Azamgarh district, along with his wife, have been tested positive for coronavirus after which the CMO office was sealed for 24 hours. Meanwhile, Mau and Mirzapur registered 16 and four new cases, respectively.
CMO Varanasi Dr VB Singh said that 28 persons in the district were found infected after the lab test reports were received from BHU. One 67-year-old woman, a hyper tension-cardiac patient undertreatment to a private hospital, who was also tested Covid-19 positive, died, he said adding that the total tally of Covid-19 in Varanasi reached to 451 of which 17 have died so far while 274 have been cured. The active cases in the district is 160 now, he added.
In Azamgarh, CMP Dr AK Mishra said that eight new cases of Covid-19 positive were detected in the district. A deputy CMO, who was also the nodal officer for Covid-19 and his wife were also among the new cases of infection, he said adding that the deputy CMO had not been coming to his office for five days due to some skin problem. But, as a precautionary measure, entire CMO office has been sealed for 24 hours for proper sanitisation.
Other three patients are a medical store owner and his two family members of Sidhari area, a salesman of a medical store of Phoolpur and two persons of Lalpur and Mirzapur blocks. With the fresh cases of Covid-19, the total number of coronavirus cases in Azamgarh has reached up to 227 of which 167 had become cured so far while seven had died. Active cases in the district are 53 now, added Mishra.
In Mirzapur, CMO Dr PK Tiwari said that total number of positive cases in the district reached to 84 with the detection of two new cases on Sunday. As many as 59 Covid patients have been cured so far while one had died. He said 24 patients are being treated in the district.
In Mau, district magistrate Gyan Prakash Tripathi said that since Saturday late night 16 new cases of Covid-19 positive were reported after which district’s tally reached up to 116. So far, 65 have become recovered so far and three had died, he said adding that 48 cases are in active category.