14 more contract Covid-19 in Chandigarh; UT case count rises to 73

Sandeep  Rana

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, April 29

Fourteen more persons have tested positive for coronavirus in Chandigarh on Wednesday taking the total number of cases in the Union territory to 73. Bapu Dham Colony in Sector 26 accounted for eight of those cases, making the area the most affected pocket of the city.

Two positive cases were also reported from Sector 52. Besides, an 85-year-old woman, a resident of Sector 38, and a 38-year-old male staffer of GMCH-32, a resident of Sector 32-C, were also found positive.

A total of 30-35 houses have been quarantined by officials after the Sector 38 woman tested positive. All houses fall in the same block the woman lives in.

She had visited GMSH-16 twice recently and also came in contact of a milkaman and a vegetable vendor. The transmission source ia yet to be traced.

Meahwhile, only Bapu Dham Colony has 22 positive cases now, becoming the most affected area in the city.

It is followed by Sector 30-B EWS colony with 14 positive cases.

Both the areas have already been sealed by the local police and are being screened by the health officials.