Two more test coronavirus positive in Chhattisgarh; tally 33

Two more people, including a woman, tested positive for coronavirus on Tuesday in Korba district of Chhattisgarh, taking number of such cases in state to 33, officials said.

Both cases were reported from Katghora town, which has emerged as top COVID-19 hotspot in state. town, located around 200 km from state capital Raipur, accounts for 24 of 33 infections detected so far in state. Two people, including a woman, from Purani Basti area of town tested positive for coronavirus, Katghora''s Sub-Divisional Magistrate Suryakiran Tiwari said.

y are being shifted to AIIMS Raipur for treatment, she said. duo hails from same area from where so far 21 people, who came in contact with 16 Tablighi Jamaat members staying at a mosque in locality, tested positive for infection, she said. town has been sealed and samples of people residing in affected area are being collected for testing, Tiwari ded.

Earlier, a 16-year-old boy from 16-member Tablighi Jamaat group, which stayed in mosque of Purani Basti, tested positive for coronavirus on April 4. After this, 21 ors from same area tested positive during past one week.

According to police, people of area h offered prayers and held mass feast with this Jamaat group which reached Katghora from Maharashtra last month. So far, 10 people from state have been discharged after recovering from infection. With two fresh infections, number of active cases stood at 23.

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