Delhi returnee tests COVID-19 positive in Meghalaya's Tura

Guwahati: One more returnee who came from Delhi has tested COVID-19 positive in Meghalaya's Tura on Friday, July 3, confirmed the state's Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma.

With this latest COVID-19 positive case in the hill-state, the total number of positive cases has risen to 59, out of which 15 cases are active. A single patient -- the first detected in the state -- has died due to complications related to the respiratory illness.

"The Delhi returnee is from Tura and today morning his sample has tested positive. Since his sample was tested positive today, he must have tested positive 2-3 days back. It has been reported that this particular gentleman is asymptomatic. As far as we have seen, he is completely hale and hearty, and has been shifted to the corona care centre in Tura", Al Hek, Meghalaya's health minister, told The Sentinel Digital.

Meghalaya had reported its last COVID-19 cases on Thursday, June 2, when two more high-risk contacts of a positive case from the Ri-Bhoi District tested positive. Meanwhile, as many as 5 jawans from a Border Security Force (BSF) camp have tested positive for the contagion in the state.

It is pertinent to mention here that Meghalaya reported its first case on April 13, 2020. A complete curfew was also clamped in Shillong owing to the virus spread, bringing a complete halt to activities in the capital. Gradually, 12 more people -- the late index patient's relatives, employees, and friends -- were tested positive in quick succession, taking the tally of cases in the state to 13. Subsequently, a large number of cases have been detected in people who returned to the state after the easing of the lockdown restrictions by the Government of India.

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