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18 of family test COVID-19 positive in UP's Sant Kabir Nagar

As many as 18 members of the same family in Uttar Pradesh's Sant Kabir Nagar have tested positive for coronavirus. Additional District Magistrate (ADM) Sanjay Kumar Pandey said that a 23-year-old man of Maghar area was found coronavirus positive on April 21. 

India TV News Desk Edited by: India TV News Desk Lucknow Published on: April 26, 2020 10:53 IST
18 of family test COVID-19 positive in UP's Sant Kabir Nagar
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18 of family test COVID-19 positive in UP's Sant Kabir Nagar

As many as 18 members of the same family in Uttar Pradesh's Sant Kabir Nagar have tested positive for coronavirus. Additional District Magistrate (ADM) Sanjay Kumar Pandey said that a 23-year-old man of Maghar area was found coronavirus positive on April 21. 

Officials sent samples of 27 people who came in contact with the man to Gorakhpur B.R.D. Medical College for tests and the reports showed that 18 persons of the family were infected with the coronavirus.

Maghar and Tilathi village, where another Corona positive patient was found, have been sanitized and sealed.

Sant Kabir Nagar district magistrate, Ravish Gupta has declared the villages as hotspots.

A heavy police force has also been deployed in the two areas to ensure lockdown.

Gorakhpur zone commissioner Jayant Narlirkar has directed officials to keep a vigil over the concerned areas and ensure that the borders of the district remain sealed.

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