Chamba locality sealed

Shimla: After as many as 40 cases of Covid-19 were reported on Saturday from just one locality — Dharog — in Chamba town, the district administration has sealed the area and declared eight municipal wards falling within and around the affected area as containment zones.

The wards declared containment zones are Ward No.

2 (Kasakra), Ward No. 3 (Chowgan), Ward No. 4 (Hatnala), Ward No. 5 (Jansali), Ward No. 6 (Chountra), Ward No. 7 (Surara), Ward No. 8 (Sapri) and Ward No. 9 (Dharog) of the Chamba municipal council.

Chamba district on Saturday reported 43 cases, of which 40 came from Dharog only, taking the number of positive cases reported so far from this locality to 68. Chamba chief medical officer (CMO) Dr Rajesh Guleri said on Friday, only three cases were reported from Dharog and the count went up to 40 on Saturday. tnn

In an order issued on Saturday, Chamba SDM Shivam Pratap Singh said a resident of Dharog was tested Corona-positive on August 3 and he was immediately shifted to a Covid care center. After that, some more persons of the locality have been tested positive for Covid-19. In view of the imminent danger of spread of Covid-19 in the adjoining areas, strict measures have been taken, he added.