Tribune News Service
Patiala, March 26
The district seems to be inching towards the peak of the second Covid wave. Around 1,005 Covid cases were reported from the district in just four days. With this, the tally of positive cases has reached 21,198 since the pandemic outbreak last year.
Meanwhile, with the highest single-day spike of this year, the district reported 285 positive cases today. Of the 285 positive cases, only 61 were contacts of the past positive patients, while 224 were reported from hospital OPDs.
The Patiala Civil Surgeon, Dr Satinder Singh, said 177 cases were reported from Patiala city, 27 from Rajpura, 22 from Kauli, 12 from Shutrana, and 11 each from Kalon Majra, Nabha and Kauli. Besides, four positive cases were reported from Dudhan Sadhan and one from Harpalpur, Dr Satinder added.
The district reported three Covid deaths over the past 24 hours, Dr Satinder said. With this, the district Covid death count touched 565 since the pandemic outbreak last year, Dr Satinder added.
The Health Department said the surge in Covid cases was increasing at an alarming rate in the district. Urban Estate had emerged as one of the worst affected areas in the district, the department added.
The District Epidemiologist, Dr Sumeet Singh, said with 68 positive patients the Urban Estate area had the highest active cases in the district. It has been learnt that the positivity rate was also high in the Urban Estate area. Of the 12 people with Covid symptoms 10 had tested positive for the disease at a hospital in the Urban Estate, Dr Sumeet added.
Private hospitals asked to vaccinate staff
Meanwhile, the Health Department has directed private hospitals, clinics and labs to vaccinate their staff at the earliest. Directions were issued after a high positivity rate was observed in the district. Health workers were at risk of contracting infection.
At present, around 210 Covid patients are under treatment at different hospitals in the district. Dr Satinder Singh, said, "It is important that the staff of all hospitals should immediately be vaccinated to stave off the further spread of the virus."
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