Covid-19: 330 new positive cases of corona found in Punjab, 55% patients returned from Nanded

Posted on 4th May 2020 by rohit kumar

Chandigarh In Punjab, cases of corona virus (Covid-19) are increasing rapidly. According to data from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, 330 new positive cases of Corona have been found in Punjab. With this, the total number of infected people in the state has gone up to 1102. Of these, 21 patients have broken so far and 117 infected have been cured. Of the total cases reported in 24 hours, 270 cases are related to Nanded.

 

According to the state health department, out of 4000 pilgrims who returned from Hazur Sahib Gurdwara in Nanded, Maharashtra, 609 people have been confirmed corona infection so far. This number is 55 percent of the total infected. According to the information received, 12 of the infected found from Sunday morning to 8 am are from Nawanshahr. Nawanshahar is the first hotspot of Punjab. So far 85 cases have been confirmed here.

 

Actually, Punjab is one of those states where the lockdown is being followed strictly. Punjab has registered a new record in Corona Testing till Sunday. So far, RT-PCR test of 20,000 people has been done. Labs are being set up in Punjab for further testing. Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has set a target of 6,000 tests a day.

 

Patients will have plasma therapy

 

 

The Punjab government on Sunday said that it has received the approval of the Indian Council of Medical Sciences (ICMR) for diagnostic tests of plasma therapy (Plasma Therapy) on Covid-19 patients. Additional Chief Secretary Vini Mahajan said that the test is expected to start soon. In Punjab, 2 people have died on Sunday due to Corona virus.

 

Plasma therapy will be done in these hospitals

Hospitals that provide plasma therapy include Government Medical College in Amritsar and Patiala, Guru Govind Singh Medical College and Hospital in Faridkot, Sri Guru Ram Das Institute of Medical Sciences and Research in Amritsar and The Christian Medical College and Hospital in Ludhiana, Dayanand. Medical College and Hospital and Satguru Pratap Singh Hospital.

 

How many corona patients in the country?

According to the latest information of the Health Ministry, 42533 cases of corona have been reported in the country, out of which 29453 are active cases. So far 1373 people have died due to this virus and 11706 patients have been cured. At the same time, a migrant has returned to his country.

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