Punjab on Thursday reported two new corona positive cases taking the total tally to 33 in the state.
Among the fresh cases, a Nawanshahr-resident woman contracted the infection from already positive patient, while a resident of Jalandhar city with no travel history also tested positive and admitted to a Ludhiana hospital.
A new case of corona positive has come up in Nizatam Nagar area of Jalandhar city where a 72-year-old woman tested positive. She was admitted to the hospital on March 21 following complaints of cough, fever and breathlessness since March 16. Later, she was admitted to Christian Medical Hospital in Ludhiana and her test report got positive. Presently, she is on medication and non-invasive ventilation.
After the conformation, the health workers sealed and sanitized the area. It has been learnt that woman’s daughter-in-law, who has returned from Italy, had visited her, and she also attended a religious programme.
“Another fresh positive case of coronavirus has been reported from Pathlawa village in Nawanshahr. She is the mother of Sarpanch, who was already tested positive after coming in contact with Baldev Singh,” said a health official.
With this, the total number of positive cases in Nawanshahr alone has reached to 18, while the contact cases of Baldev Singh with positive coronavirus has touched 23. The health authorities have collected a total of 722 samples so far, of which 346 were found negative. for the coronavirus infection, the daily bulletin said, adding that the result of 376 samples was still awaited.