Three fresh cases of coronavirus were reported from State on Friday, with two cases from Hindpiri and one case was reported from temple town Deoghar. With three new cases, the number of Covid 19 positive cases in State has gone up to 59.
State Health Secretary, Dr Nitin Madan Kulkarni said, “Three cases were reported on Friday. Two fresh was reported on Friday evening while one person was tested positive in Deoghar district the report of which was declared in the afternoon, with State corona patients figure going up to 59.”
The second corona patient was found in Deoghar on Friday. Deoghar Deputy Commissioner Nancy Sahay said that the patient hails from in Bhurkunda village of Sarwan block. The said person had come from Gujarat and was put on quarantine, where patient report was found to be positive during test. The patient had no primary symptoms related to corona, while his condition is said to be stable. Earlier, on April 20, a 17-year old youth was found positive with Covid 19. The youth had a travel history as he had come to Deoghar from Punjab via Delhi.
With the recovery of second Covid 19 patient in Santhal Pargana the entire region is panic as a week back the region was left with Covid 19 infection.
The recovery of two coronavirus cases in Santhal region is also cause on concern as both the patients are labourers having travel history. Sources said that a large chunk of population mostly tribals go to other states in search of work.
Meanwhile, the Deoghar district administration taking precautionary measures has deputed police personnel on every route and checkpost leading to the village. Also, the village has been sealed in view of the health safety. On Friday, 619 samples were collected for tests at four Covid 19 testing labs at RIMS Ranchi, MGM Jamshedpur, PMCH Dhanbad and Itki Arogyashala, Itki, Ranchi. Out of collected samples 363 samples were found to be tested, with 360 samples tested as negative while three cases was detected as positive.
Moreover, the increase of corona patient is cause of concern for state as on Friday out of 57 patients who were tested positive people below the age group of 50 was 45, while those who are above the age group of 51 the number is 12. Out of 13 elderly person three persons have died while two persons who are above 50 years have recovered. District wise Ranchi has 35 Covid 19 case with active case figures as 28.
Moreover, in other development a 32-year-old RPF jawan deployed at Ghatshila in East Singhbhum district has tested positive for Covid-19 at Kharagpur.
East Singhbhum deputy commissioner Ravi Shankar Shukla along with a health team went to Ghatshila. He was informed by the South Eastern Railway today about the RPF jawan from Ghatshila barrack being positive.
Two of the RPF personnel deputed at Ghatshila barrack had been part of a RPF contingent which had gone to Delhi and had returned via Kharagpur to Ghatshila earlier this month and had been kept under quarantine at the RPF barrack.
However, after one of their personnel reports turned positive in Balasore the railway authorities called back the two RPF personnel to Kharagpur for Covid-19 testing wherein one of the personnel reports turned positive while the other one is negative.