Panchkula Covid deaths go up 16 times in just three months

PANCHKULA: The death rate in the Panchkula district has doubled since the start of this year. From 147 total deaths reported on January 1, the tally has now reached 300 on Wednesday. A total of 83 deaths have been reported in May so far.
If figures are to be believed, five deaths were reported in January, two deaths in February and five in March. The situation started turning bad in April when 53 deaths were reported. It turned worse in May as 83 deaths have reported till now. The active cases in the district on January 31 were 86, while on May 19, the number increased to 2,321, raising a serious concern for the Panchkula administration.
With 2,321 active cases in the district, the department claims that the recovery rate is improving in comparison to April, when there were 2,655 active cases. Similarly, the total cases on January 31 were 10,523, the number of cases on May 19 is 28,455. A total of 17,932 cases have been reported this year.