Covid cases in UT jump from 600 to 700 in five days as 26 new infections surface Three cops, nurse among 18 test positive in Mohali

CHANDIGARH : With 26 new Covid-19 cases, Chandigarh crossed the 700 mark on Sunday, just five days after it recorded 600 cases.

Earlier, the jump from 500 to 600 had taken place in just six days (from July 8 to 14), indicating a swift spike in infections.

Of the 717 confirmed cases now, 217 remain active. As many as 488 persons have recovered and 12 have succumbed to the virus.

As many as eight members of a Dhanas family, including three children, two men and three women, were found positive on Sunday. They are family contacts of a previously positive case.

Three male patients, aged 52, 56 and 10, are from Sector 39, while two women, aged 30 and 58, are from Sector 30.

Two men, aged 67 and 50, were found positive in Sectors 19 and 20, respectively, and two women, aged 54 and 25, in Sector 46.

A 48-year-old man is from Daria. Samples of his three family members have been taken.

A 32-year-old man was found positive in Sector 32. He is a community contact of a positive patient in Haryana.

A 48-year-old woman is from Sector 7. Samples of her four contacts have been taken.

Three women – a 78-year-old is from Sector 48, a 48-year-old is from Mauli Jagran, and a 33-year-old is from Sector 42.

Two men, a 45-year-old and a 56-year-old, are from Sector 45, while a 56-year-old man is from Sector 45.

PUBLIC DEALING SUSPENDED AT GHARUAN POLICE POST, SAMPLES OF 12 MORE POLICEMEN, WHO HAVE FEVER, COLLECTED

MOHALI : Three policemen and a staff nurse were among the 18 fresh Covid-19 cases that surfaced in Mohali on Sunday, taking the district’s count to 531.

The three cops, including two sub-inspectors – a 30-year-old woman and a 29-year-old man, and a male head constable, aged 52, are posted at the Gharuan police post in Kharar.

Authorities have suspended public dealing at the police post, while the health department has collected samples of 12 more policemen, who reported mild fever.

The 46-year-old female staff nurse works at the Mohali civil hospital.

Three male patients, aged 59, 41 and 31, are from Phase 3-A, Sector 80 and Phase 9, respectively.

A 50-year-old woman was found positive in Sector 127.

Zirakpur reported three cases – two women, aged 63 and 47, and a 40-year-old man.

Similarly, three cases cropped up in Dera Bassi – two men, aged 36 and 29, and a 36-year-old woman.

A 38-year-old man and a 38-year-old woman were found positive in Sunny Enclave, Kharar.

A 40-year-old woman is from Sante Majra, while the remaining two patients are two females, aged 22 and 2, from Kharar.

Civil surgeon Dr Manjit Singh said all patients were admitted at Gian Sagar Hospital in Banur. “We have sanitised the Gharuan police post and collected 12 samples. Reports are awaited,” he added.

Of the total 531 cases in Mohali, 318 patients have recovered and 11 have died. A total of 202 cases are still active.