Toddler among 4 lose battle to Covid-19 virus in Chandigarh

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, August 23

Four persons, including a toddler, died of Covid-19 in the city today, taking the toll to 37.

The deceased have been identified as a 21-month-old girl child from Sector 25; a 68-year-old man from Sector 23; a 70-year-old woman from Sector 40; and a 64-year-old woman from Mani Majra.

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The girl child was suffering from severe acute malnutrition, severe anaemia, infantile tremor syndrome and acute kidney injury. She tested positive for Covid-19 on Friday and died at the PGI on Saturday.

The 68-year-old man had comorbid conditions. He was suffering from hypertension, Type-2 diabetes mellitus and chronic kidney disease. He was diagnosed as a case of severe acute respiratory infection (SARI) and found suffering from the contagion on August 21. He died at the GMCH-32 the next day. The Sector 40 woman was suffering from hypothyroidism, Type-2 diabetes mellitus and interstitial lung disease. She tested positive for Covid-19 on August 21 and breathed her last at the GMCH-32 on August 22.

The 64-year-old woman was a known case of hypertension and Type-2 diabetes mellitus. The woman, who was later diagnosed with Covid-19, succumbed to the virus at the GMCH-32 on Saturday.

Meanwhile, 142 more persons contracted the infection today, taking the UT tally to 2,918. The fresh cases have been reported from Sectors 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 18, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 39, 40, 41, 42, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 56, 38 (West), Burail, Dadu Majra, Dhanas, Hallo Majra, Kajheri, Khuda Ali Sher, Kishangarh, Maloya, Mani Majra, Mauli Jagran, Palsora, PGI, Raipur and Ram Darbar.

Meanwhile, 21 patients were discharged after being cured.