Chandigarh February 5
Another elderly patient fell prey to coronavirus on Friday while the city reported 24 new cases of the pandemic. The death in UT now stands at 338 while the caseload has climbed to 21,060.
There are as many as 187 active cases of coronavirus in the city.
According to a media bulletin issued here, a 72 year old COVID positive female R/o Manimajra, a case of Hypertension and Type-1 Respiratory Failure, has expired at GMCH-32.
The new cases of coronavirus have been reported from different parts of the city and the villages surrounding it.
Meanwhile, a total of 23 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 | 24 |
| Total number of active cases | 187 |
| Samples tested in last 24 hours | 1358 |
| Total number of samples tested | 222989 |
| Total number of patients found negative | 200986 |
| Total number of patients found positive | 21060 |
| # Total number of samples rejected | 943 |
| Total number of COVID-19 patients cured to date | 20535 |
| Total number of COVID-19 deaths to date | 338 |
| Total number of samples of Chandigarh whose result is awaited | 110 |
