Over two months on, new cases below 200 in Mohali

Mohali, May 30

Over two and a half months after a surge in the second wave of Covid-19, the district witnessed less than 200 cases for the first time during the past 24 hours.

The district reported 182 cases. Before this, it was on March 16 that the district had witnessed less than 200 cases when 192 persons were found infected. Meanwhile, seven more fatalities were reported from the district, taking the toll to 954, while 450 patients were cured of the disease.

Among the new cases, 48 were reported from Mohali (urban), four from Gharuan, six each from Lalru and Boothgarh, nine from Kurali, 17 from Banur, 29 from Dhakoli, 31 from Kharar and 32 from Dera Bassi. Of the 66,406 positive cases reported so far, 62,311 patients have been cured. There are now 3,141 active cases in the district.

Meanwhile, warning residents, the Civil Surgeon, Dr Adarshpal Kaur, said though the number of new cases was steadily declining on a daily basis, precautions were still needed as before. She said as top health experts had predicted a third wave, there was a need to be more vigilant.

“The lifting of curfew or relaxations in the lockdown do not mean that the disease has been eradicated. If we adopt a careless attitude, it can strike us again in a more dangerous way,” she warned. — TNS

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