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At 5,498, Chandigarh records highest number of recoveries in September

A total of 7,794 patients have recovered from Covid till now and there are now 2,622 active cases in the city.

Naina Mishra
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, September 23

The month of September has not only witnessed the maximum number of Covid-19 cases, but it has also recorded the maximum number of recoveries.

As many as 5,498 patients recovered in September alone, accounting for 68 per cent of total recoveries.

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Director (Health Services) Dr G Dewan said, “We have divided the UT in four zones wherein teams are working round the clock to lift patients to Covid care centres. The immediate contacts of positive patients are tested on the day the patient is tested positive, while others are tested in four to five days. We are expecting recoveries to shoot up in the coming days.”
A total of 7,794 patients have recovered from Covid till now and there are now 2,622 active cases in the city.

With 1,471 recoveries and 2,776 confirmed cases on August 22, the recovery rate stood at 52 per cent. A week later, the total recoveries remained low at 56 per cent, while the active infections were 43 per cent.

The city’s recovery rate has shot up to 75 per cent. There are now 23 per cent active cases in the city. More than 300 recoveries have been witnessed per day in September.

Director (Health Services) Dr G Dewan said, “We have streamlined contact tracing and isolation of Covid patients. The contact tracing of patients is being carried out in a timely manner, so that the cases are detected early.”

Dewan said, “We have divided the UT in four zones wherein teams are working round the clock to lift patients to Covid care centres. The immediate contacts of positive patients are tested on the day the patient is tested positive, while others are tested in four to five days. We are expecting recoveries to shoot up in the coming days.”

A total of 7,794 patients have recovered from Covid till now and there are now 2,622 active cases in the city.

Home isolation patients ending up at emergencies

Experts have warned about the severities developing in Covid-19 cases between the 7th and the 12th day.

A doctor from the GMCH-32, requesting anonymity, said, “All our Covid care centres are lying empty as more patients are opting for home isolation. But, there is more to the recoveries than meets the eye. Our emergencies are full as morbidity and severity of cases have increased. Suddenly, people are developing breathlessness and pain in chest. There is an evident rise in moderate to severe cases in the city now.”

He said, “Every day, we are admitting four to five patients in emergencies, who were in home isolation. We send our rapid response team immediately after receiving calls from patients. The problem arises between the 7th and 12th day.”