Covid-19 : Six more persons test positive in East Midnapore, total count rises to 36

Dr Nitai Mondol, chief medical officer of health said, “A 73-year-old man had tested positive for Covid-19 on last Monday. Since then, we had quarantined his family members and others who came in contact with him. Last night, we found six new positive cases of which five family members of the infected person were tested positive.”

Biswabrata Goswami

Statesman News Service

MIDNAPORE, 8 MAY: With the East Midnapore district continuing to figure in the list of red zone districts of the state, six more persons have tested positive for Covid-19, taking the total number of positive cases to 36 till today.

Among the six new cases, five persons including a minor and two women belong to a family while another one hails from Mecheda.

Moreover, this family resides in Haldia, an industrial belt, which has become a cause of concern to the district health department as most positive cases have been reported from only Haldia region in the district. So far, 16 positive cases have been reported in Haldia, said a health official.

Confirming the new positive cases reported last night, Dr Nitai Mondol, chief medical officer of health said, “A 73-year-old man had tested positive for Covid-19 on last Monday. Since then, we had quarantined his family members and others who came in contact with him. Last night, we found six new positive cases of which five family members of the infected person were tested positive.”

Dr Mondol also said, “A total of 53 persons have been quarantined soon after the elderly person found positive. Among them, we had sent swab samples of at least 11 persons for testing. Last night, the test reports of five persons showed positive”.

According to the health officials, the 73-year-old man was a grocery shop owner at Brajalalchawk under Bhabanipur police station limits in Haldia. As he had tested positive and his five family members have also been infected, the district administration has sealed off the Brajalalchawk market for the next ten days to prevent any spread of the virus among the residents.

Meanwhile, a woman bank employee of Mecheda has tested positive for novel coronavirus. The woman, a resident of Balluk village in Tamluk, is now admitted in a private hospital in Kolkata. She will be shifted to a Covid hospital soon, while the five infected persons have been shifted to the Baroma Covid hospital in Mecheda today, said Dr Mondol.

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The East Midnapore district which belongs in the red zone since the beginning of the state announcement, has been struggling hard to go down to orange zone for the last few days. But, the new six positive cases have poured water into the hopes.

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As of now, the district has identified 1612 persons as suspected cases and 31 persons are staying in the isolation centers in the district, said Dr Mondol. 
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