Shimla, Jul 16
Himachal Pradesh recorded 34 new Novel Corona Virus cases on Thursday increasing tally of cases to 1377 in the state, confirmed government official.
Additional Chief Secretary Health R D Dhiman said that 18 cases are traced in Solan district, five each in Kangra and Una , three in Mandi , two in Hamipur one in Sirmaur district.
Now the total tally has mounted to 1377 in the state with 382 active and 971 recovered cases. Nine people died of Pandemic and 13 others tested positive shifted to other states.
The total tally increased to 286 in Solan district including 178 active and 104 cured, Kangra 319 including 41 active and 274 cured, Una 151, including 37 active and, 114 cured, Mandi 44 including 12 active and 30 recovered and Hamipur 278 including 13 active and 262 cured and Sirmaur 48 including eight active and 33 recovered respectively.
Two People recovered in the state including One each in Hamirpur and Kangra. Even Lahaul &Spiti has become Corona free with 0 active cases.
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Among the five tested positive in Kangra include 51 yrs old male resident of village Vaidi PO Bandi Teh kangra with travel history from Chennai on July 9 ( Paramilitary personnel ), A 20 yrs old male resident of VPO Tiara with travel history from Leh on Jul 7 paramilitary personnel) , a 35 yrs old male resident of village bassa gudyala PO Bhalak Teh Nurpur with travel history from Arunachal pradesh on July 5 ( paramilitary personnel) and a 39 yrs old male resident of village Paniyal Teh Dehra with with travel history from Nagaland on Jul 8, 2020( Army personnel) and a 45 year old male resident of village Raja ka bagh (primary contact of positive case).
All above have been tested positive and being shifted to DCCC Baijnath except Sr no. 5 being shifted to MH Yol.
As many as 210 samples are negative including one follow up sample 2 samples are repeat 5 new samples were found positive in Una district. Include a 50 yrs male , of Behar patehar village of Amb . Primary contact , police personal , posted in IQ, a 21 yrs old female, of Bhindla village of Bangana, police constable primary contact, Posted in IQ , a 33 years male of Nangal Jariyala area and primary contact of Home guard, a 30 yrs old male of Gagret and primary contact and a 29 yrs female of Gagret and Primary contact. All shifted to DCCC Khad.
In Solan district 17 tested COVID Positive in Baddi- Nalagarh, 14 are Employees of Sara textile mill and three of SSF industry.
In Mandi two positive cases belonged to Sarkaghat area including 75 yrs old female and 44 yrs old female belonged to Digoh village, Cholthara post office of Sarkaghat Tehsil. Both are from same family had arrived from Chandigarh and were in home quarantine.