78-year-old man from Sector 19 is Chandigarh’s 11th Covid fatality Nine health workers test positive at Sohana charitable hospital in Mohali
CHANDIGARH: Another senior citizen lost battle with Covid-19, taking the toll in Chandigarh to 11 on Wednesday.
As many six people who was died of the virus in the city were aged 60 or above. Five of the fatalities have occurred in the past one week.
Meanwhile, 19 more cases were reported even as 23 patients were discharged, taking the total tally to 619, of which 149 remain active. The number of those cured has touched 459.
The latest victim has been identified as a 78-year-old resident of Sector 19, who tested positive at the Panchkula civil hospital on July 14 and breathed his last there.
“He was a patient of chronic heart disease with coronary stenting. He was admitted at Panchkula for the last three days and was administered oxygen too,” stated an official release of the UT administration.
With the surge in infections and the rate of testing remaining almost constant, positivity rate has increased to 6.1% while recovery rate has decreased to 74% after remaining at 88% in the June.
Among fresh cases, two each have been reported from Sectors 29, 46 and 48 besides Bapu Dham Colony and Burail. They include eight males and two females.
One case each has surfaced in Sectors 25, 26, 38 and 63 besides Khuda Alisher, Raipur Khurd and Dhanas. These include six males and two females.
Those found infected are in the age group of 24 to 60. As many as 23 family contacts of these patients have been quarantined and will be tested.
Dr G Dewan, director, health services, said second round of door-to-door screening is continuing with focus on Manimajra, where 8,516 houses with 32,106 people have been screened. Samples of 10 suspect cases have been sent for testing, he said.
MOHALI: Three medical officers and six staff nurses of Sri Guru Harkrishan Sahib Sohana Eye and Superspecialty Charitable Hospital in Mohali tested positive for Covid-19 on Wednesday, prompting closure of its OPD services and surgeries.
As many as 13 health workers of the Sohana hospital have been found infected in the past 10 days.
“The hospital has been sanitised,” said Mohali civil surgeon Dr Manjit Singh.
Among the fresh cases, those of four female staff nurses — two aged 23 and others 24 and 27 — will be included in Mohali district’s tally while the remaining five are from other districts.
Meanwhile, eight more people from the district tested positive for Covid-19 on Wednesday, taking the total count to 456.
The patients include a 29-yearold woman from Sector 71, 30-year-old man from Phase 1, 27-year-old man and 31-year-old woman from Phase 9, 32-year-old man from Phase 10, 40-year-old woman from Paradise Apartment, Mohali, 52-year-old man from Guru Teg Bahadur Nagar in Kharar and 52-year-old woman, also from Kharar. Dr Singh said all patients have been admitted to Gian Sagar Hospital in Banur.
Meanwhile, eight people were discharged on Wednesday, taking the number of those cured to 287 and active cases to 160. The district has recorded nine deaths.