Kerbetta woman’s 100 contacts test negative

Udhagamandalam: Health officials in the Nilgiris heaved a sigh of relief after 100 primary and secondary contacts of the woman patient from Kerbetta village in Kotagiri taluk tested negative for Covid-19.
The 50-year-old woman had visited a private hospital in Mettupalayam in connection with the delivery of her daughter-in-law. She tested positive on July 1. The cause for concern was that after her return, she had visited nearby villages. Around 100 contacts were identified and throat swabs were lifted from them.
“All contacts of the Kerbetta woman tested negative. She is doing fine at the Ooty government hospital”, said Dr P Balusamy, deputy director of public health.
On Sunday, the Nilgiris recorded one positive case with a man, 52, from Coonoor testing positive. He is a secondary contact of an official of a private needle manufacturing company.
With the one new case, the district accounts for 124 Covid-19 cases. Officials said 83 active cases are being treated at Ooty government headquarters hospital and ESI hospital in Coimbatore.
As many as 230 test results of the secondary contacts of the official are still awaited.