Discrepancies in Panchkula data

Amit Bathla

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Tribune News Service

Panchkula, August 23

Confusion over the number of Covid-19 cases still persists in Panchkula. What the district health department has actually been showing in its daily reports is raising eyebrows, at least the variation in the figures suggests.

On August 19, a total of 86 cases were reported, whereas the bulletin showed overall 1,313 cases. Going by simple mathematics, the count should have been 1,353 — an addition of 86 cases to 1,267 cases reported until August 18.

Similarly on August 20, the Health Department reported 98 fresh cases in its daily bulletin. In the same report, the overall tally stood at 1,427. The count should have been 1,411 with the inclusion of 98 new cases in the total count of 1,313 reported until August 20.

On June 20, the district administration, in its press note released through the DIPRO, had mentioned 12 fresh cases, whereas the health department reported only six.

Mismatch in figures

There has also been lack of coordination between district health officials and the state Health Department over the Covid figures.

On August 20, the state bulletin reported 114 fresh cases from Panchkula, while the local health department said the district registered 98 new cases.

On August 19, the state bulletin reflected 46 cases from Panchkula. On the other hand, the district report showed 86.

The Civil Surgeon, Dr Jasjeet Kaur, said, “We are working on this issue. Sometimes even outsiders are added to the district tally. We will rectify the numbers only after verification.”