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31 BSF jawans test +ve in Hoshiarpur

Hoshiarpur, July 17A 58-year-old resident of Kripal Colony, near the bus stand, in Dasuya here died of Covid-19 in a hospital in Jalandhar on Friday afternoon. He tested positive today. He was cremated under the supervision of SMO Davinder Puri following the Covid-19 protocols. The death toll in the district has risen to eight now.Besides, the district reported 34 fresh cases of Covid-19 on Friday. The Covid-19 test reports of 564 persons were received from the VDRL Laboratory, Amritsar, out of which 34 came out positive.Giving this information, Civil Surgeon Dr Jasvir Singh said of the 34 persons reported positive, 31 were BSF personnel from the BSF Sub Training Centre, Kharkan Camp, while one case each was reported from three villages under the PHCs of Posi, Paladi and Mand Pandher.He informed that 20,534 samples had been taken so far in the district, including 706 taken today. Of them, 18 836 samples were found negative. The reports of 1,437 samples were awaited and 30 samples had been found invalid. He said so far, the total count of Covid-19 cases was 253 in the district while the number of active cases was 62.Meanwhile, Deputy Commissioner Apneet Riyait said there was no need to panic as there was no community transmission yet in the district. She said out of the 34 positive cases, 31, related to the BSF Sub Training Centre, Kharkan Camp, had been shifted to Command Hospital, Jalandhar, following the protocols and the training centre had been sealed.66 fresh cases in JalandharJalandhar: With 66 more persons tested positive on Friday, the district tally has risen to 1,533. The ITBP camp, Sarai Khas, Model Town, Hardyal Nagar and Bhoor Mandi reported the maximum number of cases while other areas from where cases were reported included Bohar Wala Mohalla, Baniya Mohalla, Gopal Nagar, Rattan Nagar, Sudama Vihar, Saraj Ganj, Sanghowal (village in Nakodar), Panj Peer, Rasila Nagar, Pachranga, Bulandpur, Giddherpindi, Makhdoompura, Ladhewali, Preet Enclave, Bhoor Mandi, among other areas. The ITBP and CRPF camps at Sarai Khas are reporting positive cases everyday in the district. On Thursday, at least 10 cases from the ITBP camp were reported.

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2020-07-18