Virus claims another life, Prayagraj Covid tally crosses 500-mark

PRAYAGRAJ: An increase of 49 new cases led to another record spurt in novel coronavirus (Covid-19) patients in Prayagraj district on Friday. The new patients included five healthcare professionals and five policemen. The district’s Covid-19 tally crossed the 500-mark and jumped to 544 on Friday.
The disease claimed another life on Friday. The deceased was a 75-year-old man who lived in Jasra. Till now, 15 patients have died of Covid-19 in the district.
The number of fresh cases reported in the district touched 50 for two days in a row. On Thursday, 52 new Covid-19 positive cases were reported.
Nodal officer and additional chief medical officer Dr Rishi Sahai said, “The patients were between the age groups of 22 and 75 years. Most of them contracted the disease after coming in contact with other patients.”
Sahai said that most of these patients lived in urban pockets of the city.
Meanwhile, Prayagraj district magistrate Bhanu Chandra Goswami on Friday inspected the isolation ward at Covid-19 Level Two Hospital in Beli Hospital on Friday. He directed health department officials to offer better facilities to patients. He also asked them to ensure strict compliance with social distancing norms. Health officials were told to set up adequate beds at the isolation ward and maintain ample hygiene.
In the past 10 days, more than 200 patients were diagnosed with Covid-19 in the city, forcing the health department to chalk out a fresh plan to check the spread of the disease. A senior health official said, “Most of cases which were reported over the last 10 days were between the ages of 18 and 45 years.”
He also said that most of them contracted novel coronavirus after coming in contact with another patient.