Till Monday statewide 1213 samples were sent for testing and 1181 have been found negative; 100 were tested on Monday and all were found negative, informed Additional Chief Secretary Health RD Dhiman here.
Till date total of 32 people have been found positive. 12 have recovered and have been discharged, 4 shifted out of state for treatment, 1 lost life and 15 are under treatment in the state.
Currently their are 11 active cases in Una, 2 in Solan, 1 each in Sirmour and Chamba.
Earlier areas in districts where more positive cases have been found are being marked as hot-spots. “Like in district Sirmour, Misravala and Lohgarh are the 2 hotspots that have been marked. Jharmajri and Nalagarh Radyali are the 2 hotspots in Solan he added. Similarily in Chamba 3 hot-spots have been identified. Under Chamba sub division, areas around Saho panchayat, in Tissa sub-division areas around Galed panchayat and in Salooni sub-division areas around Dayur panchayat have been identified. In Una 3 hot-spots are identified. These are; in Gagret block areas around Nakdoda masjid area, areas of Kuthedakherla in Amb block and Chookimanyar village area in Bangana block of the district. These areas have been completely lock-down and samples of suspected COVID-19 positive are being collected, he informed. Till now 10 hotspots have been identified.
