Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, July 19
Chandigarh on Sunday reported 26 new cases of COVID-19, taking the tally in the Union Territory to 717.
Meanwhile, three patients were also discharged today. With three more cured and discharged, the number of cured patients in the UT has climbed to 488.
The fresh cases reported today include a 48-year-old man from Daria, 32-year-old man from Sector-32, 48-year-old woman from Sector-7, 45-year-old man from Sector-45, 48-year-old woman from Mauli Jagran, 52-year-old and 56-year-old men from Sector-39, 33-year-old woman and 36-year-old man from Sector-42 and 78-year-old woman from Sector-48.
Eight cases surfaced from Dhanas — 13-year-old boy, 32-year-old man, 45-year-old man, 57-year-old woman, two 10-year-old boys, 32-year-old woman and 34-year-old woman — all are contacts of an already positive patient.
Two cases were also reported from Sector-46 — 54-year-old woman and 25-year-oold woman. They are also contacts of an already positive case from Sector-46.
The remaining cases include a 56-year-old man from Sector-45, 30-year-old and 58-year-old old from Sector-30, 67-year-old man from Sector-19, 10-year-old boy from Sector-39 and 50-year-old man from Sector-20.
The number of active cases in the Union Territory has climbed to 217 while 12 people have died so far of the virus.
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