NEW DELHI : In the wake of the death of a commission agent at Azadpur wholesale fruits and vegetables market in Delhi due to novel coronavirus, authorities have started the process of tracing all those who came in contact with the victim before his demise and have identified over 100 such persons so far, an official said on Wednesday.
Area Deputy Commissioner Deepak Shinde said a test report had confirmed that the man died of coronavirus infection. The officer said that all those in contact with the victim would be identified/traced and quarantined.
Officials said efforts are on to trace more contacts of the 57-year-old 'arhatiya' who died at a private hospital in Shalimar Bagh here on Tuesday.