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Korba, Apr 14 () Two more people, including awoman, tested positive for coronavirus on Tuesday in Korbadistrict of Chhattisgarh, taking the number of such cases inthe state to 33, officials said.Both cases were reported from Katghora town, which hasemerged as the top COVID-19 hotspot in the state. The town,located around 200 km from the state capital Raipur, accountsfor 24 of the 33 infections detected so far in the state.Two people, including a woman, from the Purani Bastiarea of the town tested positive for coronavirus, Katghora'sSub-Divisional Magistrate Suryakiran Tiwari said.They are being shifted to AIIMS Raipur for treatment,she said.The duo hails from the same area from where so far 21people, who came in contact with 16 Tablighi Jamaat membersstaying at a mosque in the locality, tested positive for theinfection, she said.The town has been sealed and samples of peopleresiding in the affected area are being collected for testing,Tiwari added.Earlier, a 16-year-old boy from the 16-member TablighiJamaat group, which stayed in the mosque of Purani Basti,tested positive for coronavirus on April 4. After this, 21others from the same area tested positive during the past oneweek.According to the police, people of the area hadoffered prayers and held mass feast with this Jamaat groupwhich reached Katghora from Maharashtra last month.So far, 10 people from the state have been dischargedafter recovering from the infection.With two fresh infections, the number of active casesstood at 23. COR TKPRSY RSY

Two more test coronavirus positive in Chhattisgarh; tally 33

Korba, Apr 17 () Three more people, including twowomen, tested positive for coronavirus in Katghora town ofChhattisgarhs Korba district, taking the number of such casesin the state to 36, officials said on Friday.Katghora, located around 200km from the state capitalRaipur, has emerged as the top COVID-19 hotspot inChhattisgarh with 27 confirmed cases reported so far from thetown.Three people, including two women, from the Puranibasti area of the town tested positive for coronavirus on lateThursday night, Korba Collector Kiran Kaushal said.They had come in contact with infected persons in thelocality, she said, adding the trio has been shifted to AIIMSRaipur for treatment.A 16-year-old boy from a 16-member Tablighi Jamaatgroup, which stayed in a mosque of the Purani Basti area, hadtested positive for coronavirus on April 4. After this, 23other residents of the area were also found to be infectedwith the viral disease.According to the police, people of the area hadoffered prayers and held mass feast with this Jamaat groupwhich came to Katghora from Maharashtra last month.So far, 23 people from the state have beendischarged after recovering from the infection, healthofficials have said.With three new patients, the tally of active caseshas reached 13, they said. COR TKPRSY RSY

3 more test coronavirus positive in Chhattisgarh; tally 36

Raipur, Apr 14 () Three persons were discharged onTuesday from the the All India Institute of Medical Sciences(AIIMS) here in Chhattisgarh after their recovery fromcoronavirus infection, Health officials said.With this, the total number of people discharged afterrecovery has reached to 13 in the state while that of activecases to 20, they said."The three patients--all men-- hailing from Katghoratown of the state's Korba district were discharged after theirtwo consecutive tests came out negative for coronavirus," apublic relations official at the AIIMS told .Now, 20 patients are undergoing treatment at theAIIMS, he said, adding that three of them were admitted afterbeing tested positive for coronavirus on Tuesday.Katghora, located around 200 kms from Raipur, hasemerged as the coronavirus hotspot in Chhattisgarh with 24confirmed cases reported so far.On April 4, a 16-year-old boy from a 16-memberTablighi Jamaat group staying in a mosque in Purani Basti areaof Katghora had tested positive for coronavirus, after which23 others in the area who had come in contact with Tablighisalso tested positive in the last one week."Out of the 4821 samples sent for screening until nowin the state, 33 tested positive while 4319 came out negative.Reports of 469 are awaited," he said.As many as 75837 people, most of them with travelhistory to abroad or other affected states, have been placedunder home quarantine as a precautionary measure, officialsadded. TKPNSK NSK

Three discharged from AIIMS, Raipur after COVID-19 recovery

Raipur, Apr 18 () A 73-year-old man has become theoldest person from Chhattisgarh to have recovered from COVID-19 disease and discharged from hospital here, officials saidon Saturday.The septuagenarian from Katghora town in Korbadistrict has been discharged from the All India Institute ofMedical Sciences (AIIMS), Raipur, after his two consecutivetests for coronavirus infection came out negative, said PRO SSSharma.He returned to his home, ten days after he wasadmitted in the AIIMS for the infection, another officialsaid.With the latest such case, the number of the peoplerecovered from COVID-19 disease in the state has reached 25.Of the total 36 COVID-19 cases, 11 are active patients, theysaid."Low viral load in him, early detection and timelytreatment ensured his speedy recovery," Sharma said.He said eleven COVID-19 active cases are undergoingtreatment in the AIIMS at present and they are responding wellto medication."The 73-year-old man had contracted the virus from a16-year-old Tablighi who was part of a group that had stayedin a mosque of Purani Basti area in Katghora town. After theteenager tested positive on April 4, 26 others in the samearea also contracted the infection. The boy has already beendischarged following his recovery," a state Health officialsaid.Katghora, located around 200 kms away from the statecapital, emerged as the COVID-19 hotspot with 27 confirmedcases being reported from there so far. TKPNSK NSK

C'garh: 73-year-old defeats coronavirus, discharged from AIIMS

Korba, Apr 9 () A 52-year-old man tested positivefor coronavirus in Chhattisgarh's Korba district, taking thetotal number of COVID-19 cases in the state to 11, officialssaid on Thursday.The man had come in contact with 16 Tablighi Jamaatmembers who were staying at a mosque in Purani Basti area ofKatghora town, he said.A 16-year-old boy from among these Islamicorganisation members earlier tested positive for coronaviruson April 4, and was admitted to the All India Institute ofMedical Sciences (AIIMS) in Raipur, he said."The 52-year-old man had taken part in a namaaz(prayer) with these Tablighi Jamaat members in the mosque andlives in the same locality," he said. Korba Collector Kiran Kaushal said samples of 52people who had come in contact with these Tablighi Jamaatmembers were collected for testing, of which one came outpositive on Wednesday night.The patient was shifted to AIIMS Raipur in the weehours of Thursday, she said.The Katghora town has been put under complete lockdownand its border has been sealed as a precautionary measure, shesaid.Family members of the infected person along with other234 families living in the area have been kept underquarantine, she added. With this, total three COVID-19 cases have beendetected in Korba district so far.So far, nine out of the total 11 patients in the statehave been discharged from hospitals after recovering from thedisease, another official said.A religious congregation organised by Tablighi Jamaatat Nizamuddin in Delhi last month has emerged as one of theCOVID-19 hotspots in the country. COR TKPGK GK

Man tests positive for coronavirus in C'garh; state tally 11

(Eds: Updating)Korba, Apr 9 () Seven persons who had come incontact with Tablighi Jamaat members tested positive forcoronavirus in Chhattisgarh's Korba district on Thursday,taking the number of cases in the state to 18, an officialsaid.All seven had come in contact with 16 Tablighi Jamaatmembers who were staying at a mosque in Purani Basti area ofKatghora town in the district, he said.The local police had claimed earlier that one of theJamaat members had attended the organiation's congregation inDelhi last month.A 16-year-old boy among these Jamaat members testedtested positive for COVID-19 on April 4, said Korba CollectorKiran Kaushal.Samples of all those who came in contact with Jamaatmembers had been sent for testing, she said. "All seven patients are being shifted to All IndiaInstitute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) at Raipur. Anotherpatient, a 52-year-old man who tested positive last night hasalready been admitted to AIIMS," the collector added.The Katghora town, located around 200 km from capitalRaipur, has been sealed, she said.Family members of the infected persons along with over200 families living in the area have been quarantined, Kaushalinformed.With this, total of 10 COVID-19 cases have beendetected in Korba district so far.Nine out of 18 patients in the state have beendischarged from hospitals after recovering from the disease, ahealth official said.A religious congregation organised by Tablighi Jamaatat Nizamuddin in Delhi last month has emerged as one of theCOVID-19 hotspots in the country.According to Korba police, one of the 16 members ofJamaat who arrived in Katghora from Maharashtra had attendedthe congregation.An FIR has been registered against all 16 for hidingtheir travel history and not cooperating with health staff formedical screening. COR TKPKRK KRK

Seven test positive for COVID-19 in C'garh, count 18

Raipur, Apr 9 () The area in Katghora town ofChhattisgarhs Korba district, from where seven new COVID-19cases were detected on Thursday, is being completely sealedand mass testing of its residents will be carried out,officials here said.Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has given instructionsto the Principal Secretary (Health( and Korba collector toseal the affected area of Katghora and get everyone testedthere for coronavirus, an official here said.Seven people, including a woman, tested positive forCOVID-19 in the Purani Basti area of Katghora on Thursday. OnWednesday, a 52-year-old man from the same locality had alsotested positive.All these eight people had come in contact with 16Tablighi Jamaat members who were staying at a mosque in thearea after arriving from Maharashtra last month, he said.Earlier on April 4, a 16-year-old boy, who was amongthese Jamaat members, had tested positive for COVID-19.The chief minister has ordered constitution of aspecial team and setting up a 'war room' to contain the spreadof the infection and handle the situation in the area, theofficial said.Officials have been directed to identify and place inquarantine all those who have arrived in the affected area ormoved out of there during the last 20 days, he said.All the doctors, health workers and governmentemployees working in the area during this period will beexamined for COVID-19, the official said.The Katghora town is located around 200 km from thestate capital Raipur.All the eight people who tested positive in the areain the last 24 hours have been admitted to the All IndiaInstitute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) at Raipur.With this, a total of 10 COVID-19 cases have beendetected in Korba district so far, while the number ofconfirmed cases in the state has reached 18.However, nine of the patients have been dischargedfrom hospitals after recovering from the disease, he said.According to the Korba police, one of the 16 membersof the Jamaat, who arrived in Katghora from Maharashtra, hadattended the congregation in Nizamuddin in New Delhi lastmonth that emerged as a key source of the coronavirus spread. TKPRSY RSY

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