Mumbai: Two international passengers test Covid positive at airport
Mumbai, December 28: The Maharashtra State Department of Health said on Wednesday that two passengers on an international flight were found positive for Covid during a spot check at Mumbai International Airport. Samples taken have been sent for whole genome sequencing. Screening of international passengers arriving at Mumbai, Pune and Nagpur airports has been in place since 24 December amid the ongoing rise in COVID-19 cases in several countries.
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It said that as per instructions from the Centre, an online mock drill of all secondary
and tertiary healthcare facilities in the state was accomplished on December 27, as part of the ongoing review of the preparedness of hospitals in the light of the global Covid scenario.
"(As many as) 36 new (Covid) cases were reported in the state today. One Covid death was also reported. The case fatality rate in the state was at 1.82 per cent. Also, 36 patients were discharged today on recovery from Covid-19, taking the total number of recoveries, so far, to 79,88,008. The recovery rate in the state was at 98.17 per cent and, as of today, there are 164 active cases in the state," read a health bulletin issued by the state Health department.
Earlier, on Wednesday, the Tamil Nadu Health department said two passengers from Dubai tested positive for Covid-19 at Chennai airport.
"Two passengers who arrived from Dubai tested positive at the Chennai airport today. Both of them hailed from the Alangudi district of Tamil Nadu's Pudukkottai. Their test samples have been sent to State Public Health Laboratory," the state Health department said.
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