CHANDIGARH: The city reported two
deaths and 61
new cases on Sunday. The active case count has now reached 653, while the confirmed cases are 14,038. Till date 218 patients have died due to the virus.
Meanwhile, 80 patients got discharged after treatment from home isolation. A total of 13167 patients have been cured of the virus. Those who died include a 73-year-old man from Sector 44. He was a case of Type II Diabetes Mellitus and Hypertension. Another patient is a 70-year-old woman from Sector 30. She was also a case of Type II Diabetes Mellitus and Hypertension and died at Governement Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Sector 32, Chandigarh.
After 20 days in succession, the Mohali district saw low
recoveries then the number of positive cases on Sunday. However, the number of positive cases is gradually declining as 39 fresh cases were reported, with 16 recoveries. No death was reported.
“With 16 more patients being discharged in Mohali and 39 fresh cases surfacing, the total active cases count has slightly increased, to be recorded at 548 and the total fatalities remaining at 232 in the district,” said deputy commissioner Girish Dayalan.
“The Mohali urban areas saw 25 cases, which were 64.10% of the total positive cases, followed Kharar (7), Derabassi (4), Dhakoli (2) and Lalru (1),” said civil surgeon G B Singh.
Panchkula too reported one death and eight fresh cases. Thus, taking the case tally to 6,979 cases, including 185 active cases and a total of 110 deaths. Chief medical officer (CMO) Dr Jasjeet Kaur said a 56-year-old woman, a resident of Marranwala, died due to
Coid-19. The recovery rate in the district stands at 95.77 %. Out of 6,979 cases, 6,684 have been cured and discharged from the Sector 6 civil hospital.
Ambala: One dies, 11 test positive
Ambala: Ambala district reported one Covid-19 death and 11 fresh cases. The case tally is now 8,824 with 180 active cases and the death toll now stands at 110.
Civil surgeon Dr Kuldeep Singh said the 37-year-old manm who died, did not have comorbidity, but was suffering from cough, cold, fever and faced breathing issues from the past seven days. The patient was taking medicines from a private doctor and neither the patient nor the doctor informed the health department. He was admitted to Mission Hospital in Ambala on October 22, from where he was referred to a private hospital in Panchkula and he succumbed.
Ambala City reported five cases, followed by Ambala Cantt (4), Chourmastpur (1) and Shahzadpur (1). As many as 25 patients were discharged, taking the recovery count to 8,534 with 96.71% as the recovery rate.