UT records 25th Covid fatality, steepest spike of 89 cases 45 found positive in Mohali, 32 in P’kula

CHANDIGARH: A 32-year-old woman succumbed to Covid-19 in Chandigarh on Sunday, as the Union Territory recorded its steepest single-day spike in cases yet, with 89 people testing positive for the disease.

Earlier, it was on August 5 when the city reported its highest spike with 64 positive cases.

The fresh cases also took Chandigarh’s tally past 1,500. Now, 1,515 people have been infected in the UT, of whom 585 are yet to be declared recovered. As many as 25 have died so far.

The deceased was a resident of Sector 32 and was sampled after her death at her house on August 7.

“She was a known case of heart disease and was suffering from jaundice and ascites too,” the UT bulletin stated.

Among those who tested positive are nine health workers from various hospitals and one staffer of Elante Mall.

Of the 89 cases, 29 were diagnosed through rapid antigen testing. Meanwhile, 32 people were discharged on Sunday, taking the number of those cured to 904.

The fresh infections are spread across various sectors and colonies of the city. The patients are either contacts of previous cases or have travel history to Punjab, Delhi or Gurugram.

At least nine health workers got the infection from their workplace contacts.

They include a 33-year-old woman from Sector 30, who is working in the civil hospital, Sector 45, a 46-year-old woman from the PGIMER, and a 26-year-old woman from Sector 39, who works in Fortis Hospital, Mohali.

Six health workers from GMCH, Sector 32, have also tested positive, including a 34-year-old man from Sector 43, 45-year-old woman from Sector 33 and 30-year-old man from Raipur Khurd .

A 30-year-old man from Daria who works in Elante Mall was also found infected.

MOHALI/PANCHKULA: Mohali on Sunday recorded 45 fresh cases of Covid-19, taking the district’s total past 1,300. The last 1,000 cases have surfaced in just 36 days with the latest century being recorded within 24 hours.

Now, the total stands at 1,309, of which 596 cases remain active. While 694 people have recovered, 20 of whom were discharged on Sunday, 19 patients have succumbed to the disease.

The fresh cases are spread across the district and include 20 from Mohali city, 13 from in and around Kharar and six from Dera Bassi subdivision.

Meanwhile, 32 people tested positive for the disease in the neighbouring Panchkula district, taking its tally to 939. The fresh cases include one CRPF personnel. As many as 405 cases remain active, as 531 patients have recovered while three have died so far.

The fresh cases are spread across the district, with 16 from Panchkula city. Deputy commissioner Mukesh Kumar Ahuja said the process of tracing the patients’ contacts is on and departments concerned are working on demarcating containment zones in these areas.

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