52-year-old succumbs to Covid in Panchkula; 15 new cases in tricity

Mohali has reported one Covid fatality, while no death has been logged in Chandigarh; for the past 13 days, the single-day tally of the tricity has remained in double digits

A 52-year-old man succumbed to Covid-19 in Panchkula on Friday, becoming the second virus-related fatality in the district in December.

Chandigarh has so far reported 65,678 positive cases, of which 64,528 have recovered and 1,076 have died. (HT file photo)

The patient was a resident of Sector 21, and had multiple ailments, including hypertension, chronic kidney disease and coronary artery disease.

So far in December, Mohali has reported one fatality, while no death has been logged in Chandigarh.

Meanwhile, 15 fresh Covid cases were detected in the tricity. As many as six cases surfaced in Mohali, followed by five in Chandigarh and four in Panchkula.

For the past 13 days, the single-day tally of the tricity has remained in double digits.

In Mohali, four cases were reported from Dhakoli and two from Gharuan. Chandigarh’s infections were reported from Sectors 29, 49 and 51, Khuda Alisher and Manimajra. In Panchkula, the cases cropped up in Sectors 4, 9 and 17.

With this, tricity’s active cases reached 157, including 74 patients in Chandigarh, 53 in Mohali and 30 in Panchkula.

Chandigarh has so far reported 65,678 positive cases, of which 64,528 have recovered and 1,076 have died. In Mohali, the total cases recorded till date are 69,050. Among these, 67,924 patients have been cured and 1,073 have succumbed to the virus. Panchkula’s caseload of 30,890 includes 30,479 recoveries and 380 casualties.