An 80-year-old woman succumbed, while six more people tested positive for the coronavirus disease (Covid) in the district on Monday.

The victim, a resident of Fatehgarh Mohalla, was undergoing treatment at Christian Medical College and Hospital (CMC&H). Those who tested positive included a health worker, two contacts of a person who had recently tested positive, and three people who had got themselves checked at the out-patient department.
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The number of active cases in the district stands at 48, of which 47 are home isolated and one person is undergoing treatment at a private hospital.
So far, 87,763 people have tested positive for Covid in the district, of which 85,598 have recovered, and 2,117 have succumbed.
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