Covid-19: 18 more security staff of Patna HC test positive

PATNA: Eighteen more security personnel deployed in Patna high court were tested positive for Covid-19 on Sunday.
A DSP in charge of the high court’s security was the first to be tested Covid-19 positive on Friday. Later, samples of 20 more security personnel were collected. Of them, 18, including eight women constables, were tested positive on Friday.
Patna DM Kumar Ravi said samples of 35 more security personnel, including those from Patna Police and special auxiliary police (SAP), were collected on Sunday as part of contact tracing by the health department officials.
Ravi said the municipal corporation has been asked to sanitise the high court premises. “Our team will go to high court on Monday for collecting samples of more people. The high court authorities have been informed about it,” the DM said.
Meanwhile, one of the senior administrative officers of Patna high court said all offices of the court would remain closed till Wednesday for sanitisation work. “Only two or three sections will function with a handful of staff till Wednesday,” he added.