PGI doctor, Chandigarh BJP chief’s wife +ve

Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, July 25

A 29-year-old resident doctor of the PGI and the city BJP president’s wife (44) from Sector 37 tested positive for Covid-19 here today. Besides, 27 more persons were found suffering from the contagion, taking the tally to 852.

Four of a family – three women, aged 35, 32 and 41, and a 40-year-old man – from Mauli Jagran contracted the infection. They are the contacts of an infected person from the family.

Two men, aged 62 and 66, from a Sector 37 family were diagnosed with Covid-19. They are the family contact of an already diagnosed case. A 30-year-old man from Mani Majra also tested positive. He also contracted the virus from an infected family member.

A 48-year-old woman from Sector 32, a 35-year-old man from Dhanas and a 48-year-old woman from Sector 18 were found suffering from the contagion. They are also family contacts of already diagnosed patients from their houses.

A 26-year-old man from Sector 3, who is working as a cook, was diagnosed with Covid-19.

A 55-year-old man from Sector 23, a 39-year-old man from Mani Majra, a 54-year-old man from Sector 28 and a 70-year-old man from Sector 32 also contracted the infection. Their source of infection is not yet known.

A 48-year-old man from Sector 43, a 39-year-old man from Sector 44, a 48-year-old man from Bapu Dham Colony, a 39-year-old woman from Sector 24, a 50-year-old woman from Mauli Jagran and a two-year-old girl from Sector 45 were found infected. Their source of infection is also not known.

A 44-year-old man from Sector 49 tested positive for Covid-19. He is the contact of an already positive case of Punjab. A 33-year-old man from Mani Majra also contracted the infection. He had visited a Panchkula hospital.

A six-year-old boy from Sector 30 was also found infected. A 36-year-old man from Ram Darbar, a 61-year-old man from Sector 7 and a 52-year-old man from Dhanas also contracted the virus.

As many as 20 patients were discharged from hospitals after defeating the virus on Saturday.