Two personnel in Himachal CM's security squad test positive; 180 new infections take tally to 3,816 |
Posted: August 14, 2020 |
Two workers in the security squad at Himachal Pradesh chief minister Jai Ram Thakur have checked Covid-19 positively.Someone is the pilot vehicle driver in the CM's motorcade, while the other is a shooter, officials said. During the Chief Minister 's travel from Kangra to Jwalamukhi on August 7, they were part of the security team, and then transferred to Una. Thakur's Una tour had been cancelled so they both joined duty back in Shimla. Between 6 to 8 August the chief minister was on a visit to Kangra. Health officials have now started tracing the connections. During the visit of the chief minister, staff at BJP had flouted social distancing norms. Throughout his tour the party workers had gathered in large numbers at places visited by the CM and many of them did not even wear masks.Veteran BJP member Shanta Kumar had urged the chief minister to stop field visits and strictly stick to social distancing norms. Two new Covid-19 patients were registered in Shimla, in addition to the two safety staff. A young man admitted to Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, tested positive while a Bihar migrant labourer was found to be contaminated with coronavirus in the subdivision of Rohru. Forty patients admitted to IGMC 's Medical Ward were isolated after the youth was found positive and ward locked.A total of 180 people in the state have tested positive since bringing the state tally to 3,816 in the last 24 hours. On Wednesday night, twenty-eight cases were reported and today, 152. State experienced the steepest rise from 153 event on Wednesday.Sixty-nine cases were registered in Kullu, 19 in Hamirpur, 18 in Una, 14 in Mandi, 13 in Chamba, 10 in Kinnaur and Solan, 9 eaqch in Sirmaur and Shimla, 7 in Bilaspur, and two in Kangra. Most of the sixty-nine people in Kullu who tested positive are farm labourers who were here for the apple season. They were in isolation at the hospital.Ten people in Kinnaur reported positive were primary contacts from a Covid positive couple back from Delhi. On August 2 the contaminated people had attended the last rites of a couple's family member.The couple had returned from Delhi in the first week of July and tested negative after completing quarantine. They tested positive when a retest was done two days ago. The health authorities have now started rigorous contact mapping.In Palampur a former BJP block president has tested positive. He had also met Rajya Sabha member Indu Goswami recently. However, Goswami’s first Covid-19 report is negative. The total tally of coronavirus cases in the state has climbed to 3,816 with 1,328 active cases and 2,435 recoveries.Solan is the worst-hit district with 913 cases followed by Kangra at 554, Sirmour 471, Hamirpur 389, Una 312, Mandi 287, Chamba 267, Shimla 216, Kullu 190, Bilaspur 155, Kinnaur 58 and Lahaul-Spiti four. Himachal also recorded 17th death due to the virus on Thursday. The deceased, aged 68, was diabetic and also suffering from hypertension. He was shifted from Zonal Hospital to Lala Bahadur Shashtri Government Medical College, Nerchowk a day ago.
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