Two more test coronavirus positive in Chhattisgarh; tally 33

Korba, Apr 14 () Two more people, including awoman, tested positive for coronavirus on Tuesday in Korbadistrict of Chhattisgarh, taking the number of such cases inthe state to 33, officials said.

Both cases were reported from Katghora town, which hasemerged as the top COVID-19 hotspot in the state. The town,located around 200 km from the state capital Raipur, accountsfor 24 of the 33 infections detected so far in the state.

Two people, including a woman, from the Purani Bastiarea of the town tested positive for coronavirus, Katghora'sSub-Divisional Magistrate Suryakiran Tiwari said.

They are being shifted to AIIMS Raipur for treatment,she said.

The duo hails from the same area from where so far 21people, who came in contact with 16 Tablighi Jamaat membersstaying at a mosque in the locality, tested positive for theinfection, she said.

The town has been sealed and samples of peopleresiding in the affected area are being collected for testing,Tiwari added.

Earlier, a 16-year-old boy from the 16-member TablighiJamaat group, which stayed in the mosque of Purani Basti,tested positive for coronavirus on April 4. After this, 21others from the same area tested positive during the past oneweek.

According to the police, people of the area hadoffered prayers and held mass feast with this Jamaat groupwhich reached Katghora from Maharashtra last month.

So far, 10 people from the state have been dischargedafter recovering from the infection.

With two fresh infections, the number of active casesstood at 23. COR TKPRSY RSY