89 new Covid-19 cases in Chandigarh

Chandigarh’s Covid-19 tally rose to 2,305 with 89 more people testing positive for the disease on Tuesday.

Chandigarh’s Covid-19 tally rose to 2,305 with 89 more people testing positive for the disease on Tuesday.

The fresh cases include a two-year-old boy and a six-year-old girl, according to a medical bulletin. (File photo for representation)

The fresh cases include a two-year-old boy and a six-year-old girl, according to a medical bulletin.

Chandigarh has been witnessing a surge in coronavirus cases for the past several days.

The city now has 1,030 active Covid-19 cases. The death toll stands at 30.

Sixty patients were discharged after they recovered from the infection. A total of 1,243 people have been cured so far, the bulletin said.

A total of 22,198 samples have been taken for testing so far and of them, 19,787 have tested negative while reports in 86 cases are awaited, it said.