Covid-19 fatalities, positivity rate in Chandigarh lowest in 5 months

Naina Mishra

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, December 30

December has recorded the lowest number of Covid-19 fatalities in the past five months. The fatalities decreased by 25 per cent than the previous month.

In November, 51 Covid positive patients succumbed to the disease preceded by 64 deaths in October, 106 deaths in September and 41 deaths in August. So far, December has recorded 39 deaths.

Dr Amandeep Kaur Kang, Director, Health Services, UT, said: “We always request the families of the elderly Covid patients to keep them under the supervision of a hospital, especially if the patient has co-morbidities. To stop the disease from worsening, one should keep monitoring the oxygen saturation level at home from time to time through a pulse oxymeter. It is advised to immediately reach out for help when the oxygen saturation level falls below 95 per cent.”

Presently, the hospital occupancy of patients in Chandigarh is also quite low due to a decrease in the number of active cases. Only 21 patients in the UT are currently admitted to the PGI hospital.

At 6 per cent, the monthly positivity rate of December is also the lowest in the past five months, while the number of tests conducted was more than November.