117 new COVID-19 cases take Chandigarh’s tally past 3,000
44 per cent cases still active, UT’s health bulletin shows
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Chandigarh, August 24
Chandigarh’s reported 117 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, taking its infection tally past 3,000, the union territory’s health bulletin showed.
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The UT’s tally now stands at 3,035. Chandigarh has been recording a significant spike in COVID-19 in August, recording 65 per cent (1,984 cases) of the UT’s total infections just this month. About 819 of those have been recorded since August 17.
Monday’s cases came from Sectors 7, 9, 11, 14,15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 31, 32, 34, 37, 39, 40, 41, 42, 44, 45, 47, 48, 51, 56, 38 West, Hallo Majra, Khuda Lahora, Mani Majra, PGI campus, Raipur Kalan, Ram Darbar, Behlana, Dhanas and Khuda Alisher.
The day also witnessed a record number of recoveries at 154.
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About 44 per cent—1,350 cases—of the UT’s total infections is still active.
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