In highest single-day spike, Chandigarh reports 114 new coronavirus cases
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, August 17
Chandigarh reported 114 new coronavirus cases on Monday, a medical bulletin said—making it the biggest single-day spike in COVID-19 cases yet.
An 82-year-old man from Burail died of the virus at Sector 32’s Government Medical College on Sunday night, a bulletin issued by Chandigarh administration said, making him the union territory’s 30th fatality. The bulletin said he died of respiratory failure because of a complex lung injury that the infection had caused.
The development takes Chandigarh’s coronavirus tally to 2,216. About 45 per cent of the cases are still active.
The development comes on a day when Mohali recorded 102 new coronavirus cases—its highest single-day spike yet—and Panchkula reported four new COVID-19 deaths.
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