Chandigarh, December 27
Coronavirus claimed the life of an elderly man while the city reported 65 fresh cases of the infection during the past 24 hours.
With this, the death toll has risen to 316 while caseload has increased to 19,551.
There are as many as 379 active cases of the deadly infection.
According to a media bulletin issued here by the Administration, an 86 year old COVID positive male R/o Sector 37, a case of Severe Lung Disease with Hypertension, has expired at Cheema Medical Complex Hospital, Mohali.
New cases of coronavirus have been reported from different parts of the city and the villages surrounding it.
Chandigarh (UT) COVID-19 Status Update:-(RT-PCR)+ (Rapid-Antigen)
| Total new positive cases | 65 |
| Total number of active cases | 379 |
| Samples tested in last 24 hours | 1104 |
| Total number of samples tested | 177441 |
| Total number of patients found negative | 156995 |
| Total number of patients found positive | 19551 |
| # Total number of samples rejected | 895 |
| Total number of COVID-19 patient cured to date | 18856 |
| Total number of COVID-19 deaths to date | 316* |
| Total number of samples of Chandigarh whose result is awaited | 95 |
