Chandigarh, January 14
UT recorded one more death and 23 new cases of coronavirus on Thursday. There are as many as 273 active cases of the deadly infection.
The death toll in Chandigarh now stands at 330 while the caseload has increased to 20,438.
According to media bulletin issued here by the Administration, a 67-year-old COVID positive male R/o Sector 35, a case of SARI and Hypertension 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 41 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 | 23 |
| Total number of active cases | 273 |
| Samples tested in the last 24 hours | 1003 |
| Total number of samples tested | 197283 |
| Total number of patients found negative | 175903 |
| Total number of patients found positive | 20438 |
| # Total number of samples rejected | 942 |
| Total number of COVID-19 patients cured to date | 19835 |
| Total number of COVID-19 deaths to date | 330 |
| Total number of samples of Chandigarh whose result is awaited | 81 |
