Haryana: Ambala reports 68 new Covid-19 cases, 2 deaths

AMBALA: The district on Wednesday recorded two coronavirus-related deaths and 68 new patients, civil surgeon Dr Kuldeep Singh said.
“A 68-year-old man of Nahan House, died of Covid-19 at PGIMER, Chandigarh on Tuesday. He was a patient of diabetes, heart, and lung diseases and had a history of brain stroke too. He got admitted at PGIMER on August 17 where his Covid-19 sample was taken at about 9pm and he died between 2am and 3am on August 18. He tested positive for Covid-19 later on Tuesday,” said Dr Kuldeep.
“The second death was reported from Sullar village. The 42-year-old deceased was an ambulance driver working with the health department. He died of Covid-19 on Wednesday. We suspect he contracted the infection while he was on duty,” said Dr Kuldeep.
Meanwhile, a total of 68 persons tested positive for Covid-19 in Ambala, increasing the case tally to 2,771, with 345 active cases, said Dr Kuldeep.