Elderly man dies, 77 catch Covid in Ambala

AMBALA: Ambala recorded its 18th death due to Covid-19 as a diabetic man succumbed at a private hospital in Panchkula on Thursday, when the district reported 77 positive cases.
Civil surgeon Dr Kuldeep Singh said, “A 78-year-old man of Ambala City died due to Covid-19 at Alchemist Hospital in Panchkula. He was a patient of diabetes and had lung problems too.”
Of the 77 positive cases, 35 are from Mullana, 12 from Ambala City, 10 from Chourmastpur, nine from Ambala Cantt, five from Shahzadpur, and three each from Barara and Naraingarh, he added.
“The biggest spike on the day came from a rice mill in Samalheri village community health centre in Mullana, with 35 cases detected there. Rapid antigen testing and sampling was conducted at the rice mill as nine cases were detected there on Tuesday. As many as 44 cases have been reported in five days from the rice mill. All its workers have been isolated and administration is sanitizing the area,” said Dr Kuldeep.
As many as 32 people were discharged on the day.
With the recovery rate of 80.71%, the district case tally has reached 1,887.