Woman doctor, 4 kids among 7 found infected, but active cases down to 31

CHANDIGARH: Seven people, including four children and a woman doctor, tested positive for Covid-19 in Chandigarh on Friday. With this, the total number of confirmed cases in the city reached 309.

Among the new cases, six are from the hotspot Bapu Dham Colony in Sector 26. With 232 infections so far, this congested locality accounts for 75% cases of the city. Among those infected, there are two 10-year-old boys, a three-year-old girl and a 14-yearold boy.

The seventh case is of a 57-year-old gynaecology doctor from the civil hospital, Sector 22, who resides in Sector 21.

AT 51, HIGHEST NUMBER OF RECOVERIES IN A DAY

However, with 51 people being discharged — marking the highest number of recoveries in a day — the number of active cases dropped to 31. So far, 273 people have won the battle against this deadly infection while five have succumbed to it.

A 34-year-old man from Sector 56, who was reported positive on May 5 and had fled to his native village, has now been cured and discharged. Apart from him, 50 residents of Bapu Dham Colony have been cured and moved to the post-discharge quarantine centre at Sood Dharamshala, Sector 22, on Friday.

28TH CASE IN P’KULA

In Panchkula, a fresh case was reported, taking the total count to 28. The 19-year-old is the son of a 52-year-old man who had tested positive earlier. The Sector 12 residents had recently visited Delhi. Both are admitted in the isolation ward and account for two active cases in the district.