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2 septuagenarians die of virus, 75 infections in Amritsar

Amritsar, July 29The Covid-19 disease on Wednesday snuffed out the lives of two septuagenarians, taking the toll to 73 in the district. The health authorities reported 75 fresh cases including a Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), three CIA staff, three BSF jawans and a doctor. The total count of positive cases has reached 1,721 in the district.The deceased have been identified as 79-year-old Anil Mehra of Jaj Nagar and 75-year-old Vidyawati of Sakhti Nagar. The health authorities stated that both patients had co-morbidities. Of the new cases reported, 49 are persons with influenza-like illness and 26 are contacts of positive patients.With a senior police official testing positive, the administration has started collecting samples of his office staff. The rising number of cases has also increased pressure on treatment facilities as at present the district has 421 active cases.One ILI case each was reported from Rayya village, Sultanwind Road, Jagdev Khurd (Ajnala), Kamla Devi Avenue, Loharka Road, Kennedy Avenue, Ram Nagar Colony, Plah Sahib Road, Commissioner of Police’s office, Verka, Vijay Nagar, Master Avenue (Chheharta), Pandori Lubana, Preet Nagar, Pandori Jota, Sandhu Colony Batala Road, Faizpura, Kot Karnail Singh, Boys’ Hostel at Government Medical College, Gali Punjab Singh, Saidpura (Ajnala), Kalwal Ladhewal, Sundar Nagar, Kot Harnamdas, Butala Narangpur, Ganda Singh Colony, Friends Colony, Sohian Kalan, 100-Feet Road, Court Road, Indra Colony, Shivala Colony, Chotta Haripura, Tungbala, Abadi Ram Bal Khurd, DR Enclave, Kot Bhagat Singh, Gurnam Nagar, Suraj Avenue, Mall Road, Loharka Road and two cases each from Tungbala, Bhalla Colony (Chheharta) and Shareefpura.The contact cases include six from Rose Garden (Milap Avenue), four from Vallah, three each from CIA staff, BSF Battalion Khasa and Mehta, two each from Shareefpura, Lakkar Mandi and Bal Kalan village and one from the Police Lines.The health authorities stated that 30 more patients had recovered in the last 24 hours. The district has reported a total of 1,227 recoveries so far.

The Tribune

2020-07-30