LUCKNOW: Four new Covid-19 cases were reported in the city on Thursday. The patients included two women, one of whom had visited Punjab recently while another attended several weddings in Lucknow last week.
The woman with travel history to Punjab is a resident of Aashiana. She had gone there to attend a wedding on December 12. She had tested negative at the airport on arrival.
The other woman, who lives in New Hyderabad, got herself tested because she wanted to consult a doctor.
Health department officials said they have informed the officials in Punjab about the woman so that they can begin contact tracing.
“We are now making the contact list of the women from New Hyderabad for testing,” said district surveillance officer Dr Milind Vardhan.
Two other people who tested positive were parents of a student who returned from Bengaluru recently. Both of them are asymptomatic.
Meanwhile, the health department vaccinated 26,691 people against Covid-19 during a mass inoculation drive. As many as 18,105 people received the second dose and 8,586 took the first.
Besides, one more dengue case was reported from Aliganj. The condition of the patient is said to be stable and is recovering at home.
