After a gap of three months and first in 2021 a Covid-19 related death has been reported in Dhanbad with death of a 70 year lady who was undergoing treatment at SNMMMCH Covid Centre, on Friday evening.
Last Covid related death was reported in December2020.
She was admitted to this hospital by health authorities and was detected during a contact tracing drive in Bhoura locality of district.Family members claim she had coming of breathlessness besides heart problems .
Besides, there two more elderly women also have reportedly died after taking their first dose of Corona Vaccine. BOTH were vaccinated at Putki community centre vaccination centre three days ago.However, local health officials are yet not confirming the death
Dr S Kumar of the local PHC said , the department is ascertaining the facts.
Meanwhile , district administration has stepped up both vaccination and tests with a rise in the number of positive cases .On Friday 33 new positive cases were detected including 10 in Tata Jamaica colony. With this the number of active cases In the district has crossed 100 mark in the current year.
Dhanbad deputy commissioner US Singh visited the locality on Saturday and directed to shift all positive patients to Covid hospital.Contact tracing is on and during the day swab of more than eight persons were collected at JAMADOBA alone for tests.
Singh also visited different locations in the district including covid centre as well as the vaccination centres.
Talking to the media he said, adequate arrangements are there for housing positive patients here.He à lso called upon people to come forward and take vaccin.