53-yr-old first Covid fatality from Fatehgarh Sahib district
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53-yr-old first Covid fatality from Fatehgarh Sahib district
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The first death due to Covid-19 was reported from the district today.A 53-year-old resident of Sham Nagar, Mandi Gobindgarh, passed away at Rajindra Hospital in Patiala. As per the health authorities, the patient developed fever on July 2 and on July 3, he was admitted to Asia Columbia in Patiala. On July 5, he was referred to Rajindra Hospital. The deceased had no travel history. The Health Department had traced his 12 close contacts and their samples were collected.Civil Surgeon NK Aggarwal said three new positive cases — two from Mandi Gobindgarh and one from Sirhind — surfaced in the district and one patient was discharged from Gian Sagar Hospital. He said the tally of positive cases reached 127 of which 22 are active. He said 10,800 samples were collected and 10,410 tested negative and the test result of 262 is awaited. — TNS
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The Tribune
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2020-07-07