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Cop among 35 test +ve, tally 808 in Amritsar

Tribune News ServiceAmritsar, June 22With 35 more persons tested positive for Covid-19 on Monday, the total count of cases has increased to 808. The district health authorities reported that 28 of the new patients are ILI (influenza-like illness) cases while seven are contacts of positive patients.The district has witnessed a recent spurt in positive cases and deaths due to the disease. Of the total positive cases till date, 24.13 per cent (195 cases) were reported in the last eight days (since June 15).Further, of the 195 cases reported in the last eight days, nearly 72 per cent (140 cases) are ILI cases. The patients tested for Covid-19 after reporting at flu corners or identified by health teams for symptoms are termed as ILI cases. With possibly no known contact history or travel history, the ILI patients can be presumed as cases of community spread. In the same period, a total of 11 deaths and 35 percent of the total 31 deaths reported so far have occurred.Meanwhile, of the new cases reported on Monday, an official posted at the B Division police station was found infected. The localities — Gurnam Nagar, Aata Mandi, Devi Wali Gali (Chintpurni Road), Gobind Nagar, Putlighar (near Navpreet hospital), A-block (Ranjit Avenue), C-Block (Ranjit Avenue), E Block (Ranjit Avenue), Baba Deep Singh colony, Ajit Nagar, Lawrence Road, Katra Khajana, Haripura, Kashmir Avenue, Varindavan Enclave, Gurbaksh Nagar, Lahori Gate, Shingar Avenue, Vijay Nagar, Noori Mohalla and Dolo Nangal each have reported one ILI case. Areas like Ram Bagh, Duni Chand Road and Guru Amar Dass Avenue each have reported two ILI cases. Of the seven cases with contact history, three have been reported from Duni Chand Road, two from Gurbax Nagar, one from Varindavan Enclave and one from Shingar Avenue.1 fresh case in Tarn TaranOne more Covid-19 positive case was reported in this border district on Monday. He has been admitted to the isolation ward of the local Civil Hospital here. The brother of the patient, who is in the Punjab Police, is already a Covid-19 patient and admitted here.Officials of the Health Department said three patients who were under treatment here had been sent to their homes and there were now a total of 16 positive cases under treatment in the district.Labs issuing false reports to face actionMedical Education and Research Minister OP Soni has said those private labs which are found issuing false positive reports will be dealt with strictly. He said though the government lab was fully equipped, some people preferred private facilities. In the recent past, a private laboratory was found issuing false reports and he had reported the matter to the Health Minister on June 7. Recently, the Vigilance Bureau had seized the records of a private lab, Tuli Diagnostic Centre, on Majitha Road.

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2020-06-23