A new high: 377 cases weigh down Chandigarh

Chandigarh, September 8

The city recorded 377 new Covid cases, a new single-day high for the UT. This is over a 100 cases more than its previous high of 276 new cases, recorded on September 4. The case tally of the UT now stands at 6,372.

Private rooms for Covid patients at Sec 46 hospital

Chandigarh: A private room complex dedicated to Covid patients, comprising eight beds, has been commissioned at Shri Dhanwantry Ayurvedic College and Hospital in Sector 46-B. The facility will be provided on the UT-approved charges. The hospital has started a sample collection centre for RT-PCR (Covid-19 test) on its premises. The hospital also started online services such as OPD appointment, OPD consultation and sample collection from home. These can be accessed through www.sdach.ac.in. TNS

Chandigarh also reported one death due to the disease. A 72-year-old woman from Hallo Majra died at the Government Medical College and Hospital in Sector 32 today.

She died of complex cardio-respiratory complications caused by the virus. Cases have been spiralling in the city this month. The UT has recorded over 200 cases daily since September 1 and has already recorded 2,026 new coronavirus cases and 19 deaths since then. More than a quarter of the cases in the city are still active. — TNS