4 more coronavirus patients in MP's Khandwa; district tally 5

Khandwa (MP), Apr 9 () With four more personstesting coronavirus positive, the numbers of COVID-19 patientsin Khandwa district of Madhya Pradesh has gone up to five,said a senior official on Thursday.

Four of the 17 persons staying together in a mosquehere, tested positive for the infection, district collectorTanvi Sundriyal said.

"These 17 persons had reached Khandwa from Belgaum(Karnataka) and stayed at the mosque after the lockdown wasannounced. After four of them tested positive, the number ofCOVID-19 patients in the district has gone up to five," shesaid.

Earlier, a member of a family, which had returned fromJeddah (Saudi Arabia) on March 12, had tested positive onWednesday night, Soundriyal said.

"The family was quarantined, but they wereasymptomatic. The samples of the family were taken after oneof the members complained of fever. The person was foundcoronavirus positive in the report received on Wednesdaynight," she said.

All the five patients in Khandwa have mild symptoms,so all were shifted to COVID-19 care centre, she added.

Soundriyal said that survey teams have been formed forcontact tracing.

"These teams have started working from Thursdaymorning," she said.

Meanwhile, another district administration officialsaid that the four positive persons, part of group of 17people, were staying in a mosque in Khadakpura area.

Chief Medical and Health Officer Dr D S Chouhan saidthat a door-to-door survey have been launched in Khadakpuraand Khansawali areas, where the cases were detected.

Meanwhile, the district administration has imposedcurfew in Khandwa from Wednesday midnight to curb the spreadof coronavirus. COR ADU MASNP NP