Lucknow: Seven new Covid-19 cases, including five family members, reported in the city on Friday.
The family was in Lda Colony and five members were tested after other female members, who recently visited Bhubaneswar, found infected with a virus.
The woman got her being tested on Tuesday after developing influenza-likesymptoms.
The test report is positive on Wednesday.
He was treated in Kgmu after trouble breathing.
The day after, the Ministry of Health collected samples of all their families and test results came on Friday.
Samples of all six patients have been sent for genome sequencing.
The Ministry of Health team also collected swab samples of around 150 contacts from five new patients for tests, said Dr Milind Vardhan District Supervision Officer.
Two other people who tested positively were couples from Sonbhadra who came for care at the SGPGI Neurology Department.
At least 25,025 took JAB against Covid-19 in the district on Friday.
While 16,370 received a second dose, 8,655 individuals took the first shot from a two-dose course.
Meanwhile, three more people from Aliganj, Kaiserbagh and Bakshi Ka Talab were diagnosed with dengue fever.
All patients are stable and recover at home.
Five positive Covid family tests in Lucknow
