Agra, April 7 (IANS) With 13 more samples found coronavirus positive by the KGMU Lucknow laboratory, the number of Covid-19 cases here on Tuesday rose to 63.
Of the 10 new cases, six had attended the Tablighi Markaz in Delhi. A senior doctor who was treating patients privately has also tested Covid-19 positive.
The number of cases in the Agra division now stands at 75.
Two samples from Mathura were found positive on Tuesday. While one is a Tablighi who stayed at a mosque in Farah, the other is a woman from Agra, who had gone there for treatment at a private hospital.
According to a report from Nepal, of the 20 Tablighis held, 11 have Agra connection. Their links with Pakistan are under the scanner.
The district authorities have stepped up the safety system and marked 25 areas as Red Zones, which the people must avoid.
–IANS
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