Chandigarh reports one new case; lowest infection number since March 2020

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Chandigarh, July 16

Chandigarh recorded only one Covid-19 case over the last 24 hours—a figure not seen in the union territory since the pandemic began in March 2020—a bulletin from the administration showed on Friday.

The average positivity rate of the last seven days fell further to 0.30 per cent, the bulletin showed, and active cases dropped down to 58.

Some 1,280 tests were conducted over the last 24 hours, the bulletin said.

The UT hasn’t reported any death since July 5.

Meanwhile, 7,09,180 people over 18 have received at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine. Of that number, 1,33,148 are fully vaccinated, the bulletin showed.

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