Chandigarh’s Covid-19 tally rises further to 823 with 23 new cases

The city has 275 active cases, while 13 have died so far.

With 23 new Covid-19 cases reported on Friday, Chandigarh’s infection tally climbed to 823.

Among these, 275 are active and 13 have died.

The new cases have been reported from 12 different areas, including Sectors 19, 22, 24, 30, 38 West, 41, 42, 43, 45 and 48, besides Manimajra (Sector 13) and Behlana.

Twelve new cases are of four members each from two families in Sectors 30 and 19, two people from Sector 42 and one each from Sectors 45 and 19. They are all contacts of already diagnosed cases.

A 52-year-old man from Sector 19 has contracted the infection from a positive patient in Amritsar, while a 54-year-old woman from Sector 45 has picked the infection from a family contact.

Besides, nine males and two females, whose source of infection is unknown, have also been diagnosed with Covid. The males are aged 30 (Sector 24), 50 (Sector 22), 52 (Manimajra), 23 (Behlana), 25 (Sector 48), 47 (Sector 45), 24 (Sector 41), 28 (Sector 22), and 54 (Sector 43).

The females are a 42-year-old from Sector 38 West and a 26-year-old from Sector 45.

Meanwhile, four people – three from Sector 50 and one from Sector 25 – have recovered, taking the count of recovered persons to 535.

19 NEW CASES IN MOHALI

Mohali on Friday confirmed 19 fresh Covid-19 cases, even as 22 patients were discharged after recovery.

The district now has 662 confirmed cases – among these 228 still active. While 421 patients have recovered, 13 have succumbed to the virus.

Among the latest cases are four members of a single family from Mundi Kharar – three males, aged 63, 38 and four, and a 57-year-old female.

Two men from a Dhakoli family, aged 38 and 24, also tested positive, while two men, aged 32 and 38, are from Dera Bassi.

A 57-year-old man is from Phase-10 and a 46-year-old man from Sector 117.

A 63-year-old man is from Sunny Enclave, Kharar, and a 39-year-old from Dhakoli.

The remaining seven patients are females. These include a 65-year-old in Sohana; a 56-year-old in Sector 78; a 50-year-old in Mauli Baidwan; a 41-year-old in Saidpura; a 35-year-old in Park View Street, Kharar; another 35-year-old in Banur and a 23-year-old in Mullanpur.

21 FRESH CASES IN PANCHKULA

Panchkula reported 21 new cases on Friday, taking its count to 514.

Among the total cases, 235 are active, while 283 have recovered.

The fresh cases include seven ITBP personnel, all aged between 28 and 35.

A 54-year-old woman and a 32-year-old man were tested positive in Sector 19. A 25-year-old man and a 39-year-old man are from Sector 10, while a 29-year-old woman is from Sector 25.

A 76-year-old man, a 76-year-old woman and a 22-year-old woman are from Sector 12.

Two persons, a 43-year-old woman and a 17-year-old boy, are from Sector 4, while a 23-year-old woman and an 18-year-old boy are from Sector 16.

Pinjore confirmed one case – a 21-year-old man, while a 37-year-old woman is from Raipur Rani.