On
Friday, five new Corona positive cases were reported in Ballia district.
Meanwhile, out of the 30 patients already admitted, 12 were discharged from the
hospital after the second consecutive report came negative. He has been asked
to live in Quarantine. Today, after the arrival of five new cases, the total
number of patients in the district has increased to 40, out of which 28 cases
are now active.
The
number of hot spots in the district has also increased to 27 after four new hot
spots were announced in the district on Friday. Four out of 40 patients have
been sent to Azamgarh Medical College. 12 were sent home and 24 patients are
said to be kept in L-1 hospital in Basantpur. Today, all people found positive
were sampling on 21 May.
While
confirming the five new patients, the District Magistrate Shrihari Pratap Shahi
said that a positive case has been reported on Friday at Karammar in Berurbari,
one at Shivpur in the same block and Dhanoti. Apart from this, one positive
case has been reported in Arauli Pandey Panicha of Maniyar block and one in
Shobhachapra of Murali Chapra block.
He
told that 20 youths have come from Faridabad to Ballia in Karammar. He was
quarantined home. The youth of Shivpur arrived from Pune on May 13 and was also
home quarantine. Dhanauti's youth arrived from Pune on May 15 and was home
quarantined. The youth of Arauli Pandey Panicha arrived in Ballia from Hapur on
May 8. The youth of Shobha Chapra of Murali Chhapra block has come to Ballia
from Noida on May 20.
The
District Magistrate said that after five new patients received today, four hot
spots will increase in the district. He informed that Karammar, Shivpur,
Dhanauti and Arauli Pandey Panicha have been declared hot spots. He told that a
young man from Shobha Chapra village was found positive on Thursday, so that
village is already a hot spot. Now the number of 23 already existing hot spots
in the district has increased to 27.