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Three new cases take Mohali tally to 229
Of the 229 patients in the district, 171 have recovered and three have died, leaving 55 active cases.
A 25-year-old woman from Baltana in Zirakpur was among the three new Covid-19 cases in Mohali on Wednesday.
Besides the woman, two men, aged 56 and 42, residents of Gillco Heights, Kharar, and Shivalik City, Kharar, respectively, were found infected. Both men work in the advertisement department of a vernacular newspaper.
Civil surgeon Dr Manjit Singh said the 56-year-old man had diabetes and hypertension, while the other man also had high blood pressure. They were both admitted to the hospital with fever over the past week.
Of the 229 patients in the district, 171 have recovered and three have died, leaving 55 active patients.
Muzaffarnagar man dies at Dera Bassi hospital
A 67-year-old man hailing from Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh succumbed to Covid-19 at Indus International Hospital in Dera Bassi on Wednesday.
Dr Singh said the patient was referred to Dera Bassi by a private hospital in Muzaffarnagar due to severe lung infection on June 21. He later tested positive for Covid-19 and died on Wednesday.
“We have sent the body to Muzaffarnagar following proper protocol. This death will not be counted in Mohali district,” he said.
