At 69, city has highest Covid cases among health workers

Prayagraj: With Covid-19 cases in the Sangam city breaching the 5,000 mark on Friday, Prayagraj range now has the highest number of health staffers being infected by the disease. According to the health department, coronavirus has infected 96 healthcare workers, including doctors, nurses and paramedics in the range.

While 69 corona warriors have tested positive in Prayagraj, 12 cases each were reported from Pratapgarh and Fatehpur. Three medical staffers were diagnosed in Kaushambi.

The tally of containment zones in Prayagraj has crossed the 1,450-mark — the highest in the range. In fact, containment zones in Prayagraj are more than twice the combined count of Kaushambi, Pratapgarh and Fatehpur, the remaining three districts in the range.

As per statistics, Prayagraj has 1,453 containment zones, followed by Fatehpur (335), Kaushambi (139) and Pratapgarh (138). In Prayagraj, 873 out of 1,453 containment zones are in urban and semi urban areas and remaining in trans-Ganga and Yamuna areas.

Additional director, health, Dr Sudhakar Pandey told TOI, “ More corona warriors have been diagnosed with Covid 19 in Prayagraj compared to neighbouring districts.”

He added: “The number of Covid patients in Prayagraj district has already crossed the 4,942-mark, where as 1,048 and 539 positive cases were detected in Pratapgarh and Kaushambi districts respectively.” Testing of over 94,000 people has so far been done in Prayagraj district, while 24,000 and 30,000 people have been tested in Pratapgarh and Kaushambi respectively.