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Chandigarh reports 13th coronavirus death; records 29 new cases

District has 241 active cases
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Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, July 22

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Chandigarh reported its thirteenth coronavirus death and 29 new cases on Wednesday, a medical bulletin issued by the union territory’s administration said.

The UT’s COVID-19 tally now stands at 780.

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The bulletin says that a 61-year-old woman from Mauli Jagran’s Vikas Nagar died at Alchemist Hospital in Panchkula’s Sector 21.  She was diabetic and also had hypertension and hypothyroidism. Her tests came back after her death.

Sixteen of Chandigarh’s 29 new cases are contacts of previously diagnosed cases. Two people are employed at Government Medical College and Hospital in Sector 32.

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Five of the new cases—including the deceased—are over 60.

Eight people were released from hospitals after recovery.

Chandigarh now has 241 active cases.

Meanwhile, as cases continue to rise, Chandigarh Administration said it had put off its decision to impose a weekend-only curfew across the city. The decision came after neither Punjab nor Haryana had accepted its proposal to impose a weekend-only curfew across the tricity.

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