2 SRPF jawans among 5 new COVID-19 patients in Maha's Amravati
A statement issued by the district administration saidthat these five persons tested positive for the infectionsince Saturday night.
"These two SRPF jawans are 27 and 29 years old. Theywere among the 56, who had been called back to Amravati aftersix of their colleagues had tested positive in Malegaon," itsaid.
Swabs of 17 of the 56 were sent for testing andreports of the duo came positive late Saturday night. Fifteenothers have tested negative, but their swabs have beencollected again and sent for testing, the statement said.
Of the three others patients, two are women in theirfifties. They are from Haiderpura and Masanganj areas ofAmravati city. They tested positive at a hospital during theinstitutional quarantine, it said.
The third one is a 30-year-old man from Masanganj. Hetested positive on Sunday evening, the statement said.
Haiderpura has so far reported 11 positive cases,while Masanganj has recorded 10 such cases.
Meanwhile, the health department has quarantined 22personnel, including an inspector, of Gadgenagar policestation, after a constable there tested positive on Saturday.
The constable is undergoing treatment at a hospital inNagpur. His 24-year-old son also tested positive there onSunday, sources in the health department said.
Coronavirus has so far claimed 13 lives in thedistrict. At least 62 have been discharged after recovery,they said. CORNP NP