23 people test positive for coronavirus in Chandigarh

UT tally stands at 823; over of a quarter of that number still active

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Updated At : 11:50 PM Jul 24, 2020 IST

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Chandigarh, July 24

Twenty-three new coronavirus cases reported on Friday took Chandigarh’s infection tally to 823, officials said.

More than a quarter—275—of Chandigarh’s cases are still active.

Twelve of Friday’s cases—four of a family from Sector 30 and Sector 19, two people from Sector 42, one each from Sector 45 and 19—were all contacts of already diagnosed cases.

Three of those who tested positive were in the high-risk age category, that is, over 60. One was a child of 10.

Four people were released after recovery—three from Sector 50 and from Sector 25.

The UT has recorded 13 deaths so far.

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