"The District Administration is undertaking extensive contact tracing and sampling which is leading to the identification of more cases. This would lead to their isolation in time and help in combating the corona virus."

Divulging this here today, the Deputy Commissioner Mr. Girish Dayalan said that today two more corona virus positive cases emerged from village Jawaharpur. The persons found positive include 2 males, who were neighbours of earlier positive persons, aged 38 and 58 respectively.

With these two cases, the total number of positive cases in the district has reached 50. Out of these, 34 cases are from village Jawaharpur. The casualty figure is 2 while 5 persons have been cured and gone home. The active cases number as of now is 43.

The containment protocol is being strictly followed in the village Jawaharpur and the adjoining villages. Sanitization is also being done at regular intervals.