Noida reports 19 Covid cases, 15 in three days, health officials on alert.

Over the past three days, Gautam Budh Nagar has reported 15 Covid cases with one on Saturday, eight on Sunday and six on Monday, prompting the health department to remain on alert.

Among the confirmed cases, a 43-year-old resident of Sector 119 had recently returned from Chennai, while the remaining patients have no travel history and are residents of Noida or Greater Noida. According to health officials, all the infections were detected at private hospitals or diagnostic labs.

Only one patient required hospitalisation before being shifted to home care. Contacts of the infected individuals have not exhibited symptoms and have not been tested yet, but will be if symptoms appear, officials added.

Samples for genome sequencing have been requested from private hospitals and will be sent to laboratories in Delhi or Lucknow. Follow-up testing for the infected patients is scheduled after seven days.

District authorities have confirmed the operational readiness of seven oxygen plants at government hospitals, which underwent mock drills last month. M

A dedicated COVID-19 ward at the district hospital can also be activated within a day, if necessary.