Chandigarh’s tally surpasses 1,000 mark Mohali’s count climbs to 822 with 24 new infections
55% of total 1,016 cases surfaced in July alone; 14 dead so far
CHANDIGARH : The steady rise in Covid-19 cases through July pushed the city’s tally beyond the 1,000 mark on Thursday with 38 fresh infections.
It took just three weeks in July for the cases to double from 500 to 1,016, even as the last 100 cases were added in just three days.
The 38 new cases include a doctor from PGIMER and two undertraining police constables at the Sector 26 police lines.
Out of the total 1016 cases, 355 remain active. As many as 647 patients have been discharged, while 14 have succumbed to the virus. As many as 558 cases cropped up in July alone.
Dhanas and Manimajra have the maximum active cases at 36 and 35, respectively. Along with Ram Darbar, which has 15 cases, the three areas account for 25% of the city’s active cases.
Apart from Bapu Dham Colony, Dhanas and Manimajra are the only two areas with over 50 cases since the outbreak of the virus in March. Bapu Dham Colony, which has been the worst-affected, alone has confirmed two deaths and 263 cases, which are 25% of the city’s total cases. The colony still has 11 active cases.
Thursday’s cases were reported from Sectors 10, 11, 12, 15, 25, 26, 33, 38, 39, 40, 46, 48 and 52, besides PGIMER campus, Dhanas, Mauli Jagran, Manimajra, Kishangarh, Burail, Khuda Lahora and Khuda Jassu.
SUDDEN SPURT IN CASES
While the city remained under curfew from March 24 to May 3, the borders were reopened for inter-city travel on June 8, which was followed by a sudden spike in cases.
Inter-state CTU bus services were suspended soon after. The administration continues to impose night curfew from 10pm to 5am, while its request for a weekend curfew in the tricity from Friday night to Monday morning was recently turned down by Haryana and Punjab.
Schools, colleges, apni mandis, multiplexes, swimming pools and gyms remain closed, while religious
places and shopping malls are permitted to operate with safety precautions. Public dealing at municipal corporation offices and UT Secretariat continues under strict Covid-19 protocol.
Wedding events are permitted with a gathering of only up to 50 persons. OPDS at major government hospitals, including PGIMER and GMCH, Sector 32, remain suspended to avoid mass spread of infection, while markets and restaurants remain open from 10am to 9pm.
Only cases with urgency are taken up at the Punjab and Haryana high court and district courts via video conferencing.
MOHALI : The district’s Covid-19 count breached the 800 mark on Thursday with 24 fresh cases. The last 500 cases have been reported in just 25 days, with the latest 100 being added in four days.
Now, the total cases stand at 822, of which 312 remain active. While 496 people have recovered so far, 14 patients have succumbed to the disease.
The fresh cases are spread across the district – 12 from Dera Bassi sub-division, six from Mohali, two from Kharar and four from Kurali.
Civil surgeon Dr Manjit Singh said, “Most of the cases being reported in July are contacts of positive patients or have travel history.”
PANCHKULA’S COVID-19 COUNTCROSSES500MARK
PANCHKULA : The Covid-19 tally in Panchkula crossed the 500mark with 34 fresh cases on Thursday.
Of the 532 cases in the district so far, 277 remain active. While 253 patients have been discharged, two have died.
Among the new cases on Thursday, 13 patients are CRPF personnel and their family members, including a three-year-old girl.
Other cases are from Sectors 5, 7, 9, 26 and 15, besides Housing Board Complex-sector 14, VK Colony in Pinjore, Railly, Ramgarh, Dhobhi Mohalla and Kalka.