A day after logging 87 cases, tricity’s daily Covid-19 count crossed the 100-mark once again on Tuesday.
Mohali remained the largest contributor to the uptick, reporting 53 fresh infections, against 35 cases the day before. In good news, however, 93 persons recovered bringing the active case count in Mohali down to 710.
Chandigarh, with 40 new cases, showed a slight improvement as it had 50 cases on Monday. With 58 more recoveries, the city was left with 486 active cases. As per health officials 1,608 tests were conducted in the city in the last 24 hours and the positivity rate stood at 2.4%. The recovery rate in the city was 97.9%.
Panchkula, which had reported only two cases on Monday, added 20 more cases to its tally as 922 samples were collected for testing in the last 24 hours. On Sunday, only 476 samples had been taken. The district now has 136 active cases and its recovery rate stands at 98% while the positivity rate is 2.1%.
Nine deaths in 24 hours
The tricity also reported nine deaths in all, of which four were reported in Mohali, three in Chandigarh and two in Panchkula. The UT’s fatalities include a 65-year-old from Sector 49, a 37-year-old from Faidan and a 45-year-old from Mauli Jagran. In Panchkula, two women –aged 48 and 52 – also succumbed to the virus.
{{/usCountry}}The tricity also reported nine deaths in all, of which four were reported in Mohali, three in Chandigarh and two in Panchkula. The UT’s fatalities include a 65-year-old from Sector 49, a 37-year-old from Faidan and a 45-year-old from Mauli Jagran. In Panchkula, two women –aged 48 and 52 – also succumbed to the virus.
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