Hamirpur: Five more people tested positive for coronavirus in Himachal Pradesh on Monday , takingthe total number of covid-19 case to 86 in the state n official said.
All the five cases were reported from Hamirpur district.of the five cases one was reported from nadaun’s booni, one from Galore’s Fahal and the third From Gwardu Panchayat whereas two Postive cases were reported From Majhoul sultani Panchayat on Monday, Hamirpur Chife medical officer said. All the Five People had returned from red Zones of Mumbai and Delhi Recently. The number of people who have recoverd from the disease stands at 44 in the state. The virus has so far claimed four lives in the state.
Archna Soni CMO said that five persons were tested positive for corona virus in the district today and were shifted to dedicated covid hospital Bhota. Their samples werer taken on May 16, she added.
Harikesh Meena District Magisrate said that the process to collect samples of their primary and secondary contacts was started. He said that four of the patients had come from Mumbai and were under institutional quarantine while one was under home quarantine. He said that SDM’s of of concerned subdivisions were directed to seal the area around the villages immediately and declare them containment zones.