Sector 45 woman dies, 52 new cases in Chandigarh

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, August 8

A 60-year-old woman of Sector 45 died of Covid at the GMCH-32 on Friday, taking the UT toll to 24.

The victim, who was a patient of diabetes, was admitted to the GMCH-32 on July 5 with high-levels of blood sugar.

The city also witnessed 52 fresh cases of coronavirus today, raising the infection count to 1,426.

The new cases have been reported from Sector 2, 3, 15, 18, 19, 21, 22, 24, 26, 27, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 49 and 51, Hallo Majra, Mauli Jagran, Maloya, Mani Majra, Burail, Khuda Ali Sher, Khuda Jassu, the PGI, and the GMCH-32.

Among the new 52 cases is an employee of the Mini-Secretariat, Punjab, and four health care workers.

So far, 872 patients have recovered from the deadly disease in the city. There are 529 active cases.