Chandigarh, December 17
UT recorded 62 new cases of coronavirus on Thursday even though no death was reported due to the infection. The caseload in the city now stands at 18,905 while there are 584 active cases of the pandemic.
A total of 304 deaths have been reported so far in the city due to coronavirus.
The new cases of the infection have been reported from different parts of the city and the surrounding areas.
Meanwhile, a total of 105 patients have been discharged including persons from home isolation who have completed 10 days and are asymptomatic, as per MoHFW guidelines.
Chandigarh (UT) COVID-19 Status Update:-(RT-PCR)+ (Rapid-Antigen)
| Total new positive cases | 62 |
| Total number of active cases | 584 |
| Samples tested in last 24 hours | 1160 |
| Total number of samples tested | 165414 |
| Total number of patients found negative | 145646 |
| Total number of patients found positive | 18905 |
| # Total number of samples rejected | 863 |
| Total number of COVID-19 patients cured to date | 18017 |
| Total number of COVID-19 deaths to date | 304* |
| Total number of samples of Chandigarh whose result is awaited | 135 |
