Srinagar, May 2: Ten more persons, including eight family members of a recent COVID-19 fatality and a hospital employee, have tested positive for the infection in the summer capital, Srinagar.
Deputy Commissioner, Srinagar, Shahid Iqbal Choudhary on Saturday said that random sampling of more than 1500 people was done in last one week in Srinagar.
He said the focus would be Red Zones and vulnerable groups in the district. “Random sampling of more than 1500 in last one week. Focus red zones, vulnerable groups. 10 cases in news include 8 of a family (earlier positive), 1 traced in Narwara and a staffer,” Dr Choudhary wrote on micro-blogging site twitter.
Urging people to exercise caution and stay home, he asked them to cooperate with survey and surveillance teams.
Meanwhile, Srinagar Mayor Junaid Azim Mattu said a sudden spurt in cases – all new positive cases in Rainawari are contact cases of elderly patient, who passed away a few days back. “Another case in Narwara has come in clandestinely and not disclosed his arrival. TRAGIC! SMC focusing on Narwara, Rainawari, Bemina, Solina today,” Mattu tweeted.
He said another positive case that of an allied/administrative staff employee from a hospital. “Thankfully was off duty since two weeks and under home quarantine after showing respiratory symptoms. Tested negative previously. Re-tested and now positive. Shows – need to remain vigilant,” he said.
Mattu said to have passed directives for General Sanitization roster to be suspended for today and all SMC Decontamination fleet and manpower to focus on sites of positive cases. “Please don’t take this pandemic lightly. Still a long long way to go before we could possibly be out of this,” he added.
