Mubashir Bukhari
Srinagar (NVI): One more person has tested positive for coronavirus in Ladakh today, taking the total number of reported cases in the Union Territory to three.
Confirming the development, Commissioner Secretary Rigzin Samphel said one more person has been tested positive. His father was already infected with the novel coronavirus.
He said, “We received his reports today and it has come positive.”
“All the persons have been kept in isolation,” Samphel added.
On March 8, an elderly Iran-returned patient died at Sonam Norbu Hospital in Leh after he suffered from some respiratory issues.
Medical Superintendent SN Hospital, Dr Tsering Samphel had said that the patient had recently travelled to Iran and was admitted with complaints of urinary incontinence and respiratory issues.
A 63-year-old woman who recently returned from Iran was tested positive for coronavirus in Jammu.
In Jammu & Kashmir, 1,211 travellers and persons in contact with suspected cases have been put under active surveillance; 150 of these have completed surveillance period of 28 days while as 12 are undergoing hospital quarantine.
64 samples of suspected cases have been sent for testing so far; 28 have reported negative, 01 has tested positive and report of 35 is still awaited.
