Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, June 2
An 85-year-old ex-serviceman admitted at Mohan Dai Oswal Cancer Hospital died here today. He had tested positive for Covid-19 on May 31. With this, the death toll in the state has gone up to 46.
The victim was admitted to the hospital as he was a cardiac patient and when his Covid test was done, it came out to be positive.
After he tested positive, a doctor couple from Khanna who work at the hospital also tested positive. Other staff of the hospital were also quarantined.
Dr Rajesh Bagga, Civil Surgeon, said, “He was a cardiac patient and possibly died due to dilated cardiomyopathy. He was also Covid-positive and on a ventilator since May 31.
The second death was reported from Pathankot district. Dr Bhupinder Singh, SMO, Pathankot, confirmed that the latest victim was Harsh Kumar (60), a resident of Indira Colony, who died due to Covid-19 this morning. He had been admitted in the Government Medical College in Amritsar for the last four days. He was put on ventilator support on Monday night and passed away in the wee hours today. He was suffering from diabetes and hypertension.
Meanwhile, 41 fresh cases were reported in the state today, taking the total count to 2,342.
Eleven cases were reported from Jalandhar district, eight from Pathankot, six from Sangrur, four from Ludhiana, two each from Moga, Kapurthala and Gurdaspur districts. One case each was reported from Fatehgarh Sahib, SBS Nagar, Patiala and Faridkot.
Eight cases were reported from Jalandhar city alone. These include seven members of a family from Defence Colony and one of their employees from Bhargo Camp. The family runs a sanitary business in the city and was in contact with Covid-19 patients from Lajpat Nagar. Two more employees of their company have tested positive but since they belong to HP, they have not been included in the Jalandhar tally. The housemaid of the family has tested negative while the couple’s younger daughter has not been tested yet. Besides, three men, who came from Kuwait, were declared positive last evening.
In Kapurthala, two jail inmates have been declared Covid-positive, spreading panic among other inmates.
Govt surveys Private hospitals
- To meet any future outbreak of Covid-19, the government has carried out a survey of more than 200 private hospitals.
- The survey was conducted on various parameters, including preparedness for meeting the challenge of large isolation facilities, human resource and building norms.
- During the survey, 92 hospitals were found up to the mark. The government is planning to use the services of these hospitals in case of disease outbreak at a large scale. TNS