Chandigarh sees 3 deaths, 129 cases

Chandigarh, October 6 The city today recorded three deaths due to Covid and 129 fresh cases. The UT tally stands at 12,707 and toll 180. A 61-year-old man from Sector 44, who was suffering from type 2 diabetes mellitus and...

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Updated At : 12:22 PM Oct 07, 2020 IST

Chandigarh, October 6

The city today recorded three deaths due to Covid and 129 fresh cases. The UT tally stands at 12,707 and toll 180.

A 61-year-old man from Sector 44, who was suffering from type 2 diabetes mellitus and hypertension, died at the GMCH-32. A 76-year-old man from Sector 21 breathed his last at the GMSH-16 and a 31-year-old man from Ram Darbar, who was suffering from type 2 respiratory failure, succumbed to the virus at the GMCH 32. A total of 238 patients were discharged today, taking the recovery count past the 11,000 mark.

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