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PTI | Bhiwani | Published 17.05.21, 12:44 AM
As many as 30 people have died at Union minister V.K. Singh’s ancestral village Bopara in Haryana in the past two weeks, the sarpanch said on Sunday as the unusually high number of deaths raised concern that Covid-19 could be the cause.
Bopara village head Naresh said many of these people had shown symptoms of the novel coronavirus infection, but only three of them had tested positive.
“Over 30 people have died in the village over the past two weeks. Many of them were aged. Among those who died, only three were confirmed Covid-19-positive cases,” he said.
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Bhiwani (Haryana), May 16
Over 30 people have died in Union minister VK Singh’s ancestral village Bapora in the past two weeks, its sarpanch said Sunday as the unusually high number of deaths raised concerns that COVID-19 could be the cause.
Village head Naresh Kumar said many of these people had showed symptoms of the disease, but only three tested positive.
“They had symptoms like fever and cough but did not get themselves tested. So, the real cause behind their deaths remains unknown,” he said.
He said many of them were elderly.
District authorities have stationed an ambulance in the village in Bhiwani district and have screened all residents for the disease, an official said.
Punjab, Haryana to step up screening as COVID spreads it tentacles in villages
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Last Updated: May 11, 2021, 04:03 PM IST
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According to a data of the Punjab Health Department, the current case fatality rate in Punjab s rural areas is 2.7 per cent as against less than one per cent in urban areas.
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Some opposition leaders claimed inadequate testing in rural areas and many of the deaths being reported recently could be because of COVID.
The spread of coronavirus infection in rural areas of Punjab and Haryana has become a cause for concern, with the authorities deciding to intensify screening and testing in villages.