Chandigarh sees record single-day spike of 261 Covid cases

Chandigarh, August 29

Chandigarh reported the highest single-day spike of 261 fresh coronavirus cases on Saturday, pushing the COVID-19 tally to 3,985 in the union territory, according to an official bulletin.

The fresh cases were found in many areas, including Sectors 7, 8, 10, 11, 14, 15, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 31, 32, 33, 34, Hallo Majra, Industrial area phase-1, Dhanas and Khud Alisher, it said.

The new cases include two boys aged four and five, the bulletin said.

There are 1,692 active cases as of now while the union territory’s death toll stands at 45, it said.

According to the bulletin, 141 more COVID-19 patients were discharged after they recovered from the infection. A total of 2,248 people have been cured so far, it said.

So far, 29,118 samples have been taken for testing and of these 24,885 tested negative while reports in 97 cases are awaited, according to the bulletin. — PTI