Chandigarh reports 144 new COVID-19 cases; one death

Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, March 13

Chandigarh reported 144 new coronavirus cases on Saturday—infection numbers not seen in the union territory since December—a media bulletin showed.

The new COVID-19 infections take the number of active cases in the UT to 1,032. The city has recorded 22,976 COVID-19 cases since it reported its first case last March. Saturday’s bulletin showed one death—that of a 51-year-old woman with hypertension, heart and kidney problems who died at Government Medical College and Hospital in Sector 32.

The union territory has been tracking a trend of similarly growing number of infections in Punjab.  Active cases in Chandigarh have gone up 152 per cent in a week since March 6, and 270 per cent since the end of February.

The UT has reported six deaths since the beginning of March.

Where Chandigarh stands

Infections: 22,976
Active cases: 1,032
Deaths: 358