Four more persons tested positive for the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) in Gurugram, taking the district's tally to 41 cases so far.
Apart from this, the district also witnessed one more coronavirus death on Wednesday. A 63-year-old a resident of Hisar who died during treatment at the Medanta Hospital in Gurugram. He was reportedly admitted in the hospital on April 5. This was the fourth dead recorded in the Gurugram district.
The four new coronavirus patients are admitted at the government hospital in Sector-10.
Two cases were reported from Jharsa village near Sector 31, one from Sector 18 and another from an upscale condominium in Badshahpur.
Samples of those individuals have collected three days ago and their reports came positive following the lab test.
"We are conducting screening tests in the area and evaluating the status of the cases. We will collect samples from all the people who came in contact with these patients," said Dr Jaswant Singh Punia, chief medical officer (CMO), Gurugram.
The district administration has declared the areas as containment zones and their families have been directed to be under home quarantine.
Till now, 41 people have been found positive for the coronavirus in Gurugram. Of them, 26 have also been discharged while 15 are undergoing treatment in hospital.
Most cases 14 in the district have been reported from Sohna. So far, the Gurugram district has collected around 3,538 samples, out of which the results of 74 are awaited.
Apart from this, In its initiative, Gurugram Metropolitan City Bus Limited (GMCBL) has started running Mobile Covid-19 Sample Collection Bus.
GMCBL started to drive via collection for Covid-19 samples for testing at three places in the city which includes Leisure Valley Ground, Sector-29, Tau Devi Lal Stadium and Shri Mata Sheetal Devi Temple.
The Gurugaman bus is equipped with a sample collection facility with Technicians/ of Pathkind Diagnostics team moving in above three locations in Gurugram.
“Patients who have been prescribed for Covid-19 tests by a registered medical practitioner may visit the nearest Gurugaman mobile sample collection bus during the designated hours. The initiative is aimed at facilitating Covid-19 suspects/patients. In the coming days, the Mobile Covid-19 Sample Collection bus may move in containment zone too,” said Sonel Goel, CEO of GMCBL.