TWO-YEAR-OLD BOY 18TH FATALITY IN MOHALI
MOHALI: A two-year-old boy from Phase 8 in Mohali died of coronavirus disease on Friday, taking the toll to 18 in the district.
The boy was admitted to Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32, Chandigarh, after suffering for fever from six days and tested positive for Covid-19, said Mohali civil surgeon Dr Manjit Singh. He is the first child to have died of the infection in the district.
“The cremation has been performed according to the protocol. We will collect samples of his family members and trace other contacts,” said Dr Singh.
50 FRESH CASES IN DISTRICT
Meanwhile, with 50 fresh cases reported on Friday, the count has gone up to 1,169 in the district. While 25 cases were reported from Mohali city, 15 were from Kharar and 10 from Dera Bassi subdivision.
Also, 23 patients recovered from the disease, taking the number of active recoveries and active cases to 648 and 503, respectively.
Dr Singh said all the patients are admitted to Gian Sagar Hospital in Banur, and most of them are asymptomatic and responding well to the treatment.
30 TEST POSITIVE IN PANCHKULA
Thirty new cases were reported in Panchkula district on Friday, taking the total to 846.
Eight of those found positive are ITBP personnel, five are from Sector 21 and three each from Sectors 10 and 25.
Other cases have been reported from Sectors 2, 12, 15,19 and 20 besides Pinjore, Mouli and Marranwala.
There are 346 active cases in the district, as 497 patients have been discharged while three have died so far.
15, 16, 20, 21, 24, 26, 32 , 35, 37, 40, 41, 46, 52, 55 and 56 besides Maloya, Burail, Manimajra, Dhanas, and Bapu Dham Colony. As many as 11 have come positive through antigen testing.