98 new Covid cases in Ambala, city MLA Aseem Goel also tests positive

AMBALA: As many as 98 people tested positive for Covid-19 in Ambala on Friday, taking the case tally up to 2,961, with 409 active cases, said civil surgeon Dr Kuldeep Singh.
“Of the 98 new cases, 39 are from Ambala Cantt, 35 from Ambala City, 19 from Chourmastpur, four from Mullana and one from Barara”, said Dr Singh.
As many as 71 patients were discharged on the day, taking the recovery count to 2,528 on the day.
“The recovery rate of Ambala is good at 85.37%, case tally is 2,961, of which; 2,528 got discharged, 24 died and 409 are active cases”, added Dr Singh.
Ambala City MLA Aseem Goel also tested positive for Covid-19 on Friday. MLA Aseem shared the information on his social media platform. He wrote on his Facebook, “On getting the initial symptoms of corona, I got the test done and the report came back positive. My health is fine, but on the advice of doctors, I am home quarantined. I request all of you, who have come in contact with me in the last few days, to please isolate yourself and get your test done.”

Dr Kuldeep said, “It has come to notice that the laboratories in Ambala district which are conducting Covid-19 antibody testing are concealing the fact that ‘antibody testing’ report is not credible. Whereas in actuality, the credible reports are obtained only with the help of rapid antigen, RT-PCR, TRUNAAT and CBNAAT and these tests are being conducted in Ambala only the government lab and there is only one private lab which is conducting RT-PCR test. It is appealed to the general public that a person who reported negative from any private lab can test positive in future and can spread the Covid-19 in society and family. Therefore, it is requested that on noticing any symptoms, the public should get themselves tested from government hospital only.”