Chandigarh, October 24
UT reported two more deaths and as many as 57 fresh cases of coronavirus during the past 24 hours. The death toll has now risen to 216 and infection cases to 13, 977. This includes 674 active cases of the pandemic.
According to a medical bulletin issued by the Administration, a 78-year-old male R/o sector 48, a case of Chronic Kidney Disease, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Hypertension, who tested COVID positive, expired at GMCH-32 on Saturday. A 57-year-old male R/o Sector 25, who tested COVID positive, expired at GMSH-16 on Saturday.
Fresh cases of coronavirus have been reported from different parts of the city and the villages surrounding it.
Meanwhile, a total of 78 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 | 57 |
| Total number of active cases | 674 |
| Samples tested in last 24 hours | 752 |
| Total number of samples tested | 100797 |
| Total number of patients found negative | 86213 |
| Total number of patients found positive | 13977 |
| # Total number of samples rejected | 607 |
| Total number of COVID-19 patient cured till date | 13087 |
| Total number of COVID-19 deaths till date | 216* |
| Total number of samples of Chandigarh whose result is awaited | 116 |
