Four including 2 SDOs positive
Source: The Sangai Express / Mungchan Zimik
Ukhrul, September 29 2020:
Four persons including two SDOs, a driver and one non local person were found Covid-19 positive today at the district hospital.
According to a source, the four persons who tested Covid-19 positive include the SDO Ukhrul Block, SDO Jessami Block who is also AC to DC, Ukhrul along with his driver and a non local visitor after Rapid Antigen Test at Ukhrul district hospital, Hungpung.
Subsequently, District Magistrate Joseph Pauline has declared "the whole campus of DRDA guest house, the residences of the officers, DC's office, Mini Secretariat Eastern Block, except State Bank of India, whole office of LM & Ukhrul Sub-division office, Mini Secretariat Northern block, Camp office of Chingai Sub-division and Camp office of Jessami Sub-division Hamleikhong, Ukhrul" as containment zones.
To prevent further spread of Covid-19, surveillance of Covid cases, contact tracing and Covid test will begin from tomorrow onwards in order to ensure the safety of every office goers and visitors, said the District Magistrate.
Ukhrul ranks sixth amongst districts in the State with the total cumulative positive cases put at 466 (38 active, 5 referred, including one of today's to Imphal West, 423 recovered) .
The recovery rate at the district is 90.77 pc .