Fresh Covid cases in Bengal, 11 affected
Kolkata, May 26 (UNI) With 11 people recently admitted to various hospitals in West Bengal with COVID-like symptoms, doctors have warned of a resurgence of the virus, although the state health department has maintained that all patients are stable and there is no cause for concern.
According to the state health department, seven new COVID-19 cases were reported in Kolkata on Sunday, with six being detected at a private hospital in South Kolkata and one at another private hospital on the eastern fringes of the city.
Sources in the hospital said that most patients arrived with symptoms of cough and cold, and routine COVID-19 tests revealed traces of the virus, leading to their transfer to the isolation ward.
However, hospital authorities confirmed that all patients are in a stable condition, none required ICU admission, and they are currently under observation with doctors closely monitoring their health.
Earlier on Saturday, four cases of Covid-19 were reported in the state, including a 31-year-old woman and a 12-year-old child from the same family residing in the Magrahat 2 block of South 24 Parganas district. However, both the mother and the child have since been discharged and allowed to return home.
Additionally, a pregnant woman who tested positive for Covid-19 has been admitted to a nursing home in Kankurgachi, Kolkata.
Furthermore, a 15-year-old boy from Rishra was admitted to a private hospital near EM Bypass on Saturday as the latest Covid case, showing symptoms such as high fever, cough, severe dehydration, vomiting, and diarrhoea.
Initially treated by a local doctor without improvement, he was later hospitalised and is now receiving care in an isolated cabin, with no respiratory complications reported.
However, the state health department has asked people not to panic. 'Though there are some cases of Covid in the state, the condition of the patients is not serious and many of them have been allowed to go home,' a state health department official said.
However, Minister of state for health with independent charge, Chandrima Bhattacharya said, 'There is no reason to worry. We are keeping a close watch on the situation. We are prepared but everyone will have to be cautious.'
COVID is once again spreading across the country, with infections rising due to a new variant. Fresh cases of corona-virus have been reported in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan, and Sikkim, health officials said.
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