6 Corona positive cases in Faridabad so far

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The latest victim is 51-year-old man from Sector 16. The man works with a tour and travel company. He is hospitalised in Safdarjung hospital in Delhi and his condition is stated to be stable. Possibly, he got the infection from a person working in Noida.

A couple in their fifties from Greenfields Colony found positive this week. They are recovering at a private hospital in Faridabad. The husband is working for a company in Noida and possibly he got the infection from his office only.

All family members of the newly reported patients were quarantined and their samples collected for testing, said Dr Ram Bhagat, Deputy Civil Surgeon. He said persons who came in contact with them were put in isolation.

Earlier, three persons had been found positive for Covid-19. A 53-year-old woman, who was the first confirmed case in the district, had been discharged after recovery.

According to the health bulletin released by the Haryana health department Tuesday afternoon, a total of 25 people in the state have tested positive so far, of which 17 are “active COVID-19 patients” and 8 have been discharged.

A total of 782 samples have been sent for testing so far, of which 541 have returned negative while results of 218 are awaited.