Chandigarh, December 1
An 89-year-old male R/o Sector 15, a case Diabetes Mellitus and Hypertension, who tested COVID positive has expired at Mayo Hospital, Mohali, taking the total number of deaths in UT due to pandemic to 278. The city also recorded 128 fresh cases of coronavirus during the past 24 hours.
There are as many as 1086 active corona cases.
The fresh cases of the infection have been reported from different parts of the city and the villages surrounding it.
Meanwhile, a total of 103 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 | 128 |
| Total number of active cases | 1086 |
| Samples tested in last 24 hours | 1878 |
| Total number of samples tested | 144204 |
| Total number of patients found negative | 125856 |
| Total number of patients found positive | 17537 |
| # Total number of samples rejected | 811 |
| Total number of COVID-19 patients cured to date | 16173 |
| Total number of COVID-19 deaths to date | 278* |
| Total number of samples of Chandigarh whose result is awaited | 95 |
