3 more corona virus positive cases emerge in district

13 samples of close contacts of 65 year old deceased man, found negative

5 Dariya News

S.A.S. Nagar 01-Apr-2020

The district saw the emergence of 3 more positive cases of corona virus on wednesday. All three found positive for corona virus disease are stated to be close contacts of Chandigarh postive cases. They have been immediately put under quarantine and the tracing of their contacts is on.Disclosing this here today, the DC Girish Dayalan said that out of the 3 positive cases today, the 2 cases are from Phase 9. One is a 10 year old girl, and another is a 74 year old woman. These belong to the family of Chandigarh positive cases. Their contacts are being traced. He also said that containment zones as per protocol would be made. The third positive case is a 55 year old man from Jagatpura. He is a Contact of the Chandigarh positive case. The whole area is being sealed. A total of 3 teams are tracing their contacts and testing besides doing door to door survey. The DC said that 13 samples of the close contacts of 65 year old man who died on Tuesday from corona virus, have been found negative.