Chandigarh, December 20
UT reported two more deaths and 29 fresh cases of coronavirus during the past 24 hours. With this, the death toll has risen to 308 while the caseload has increased to 19,073. There are as many as 437 active cases of the pandemic.
According to a medical bulletin issued here on Sunday, a 50-year-old COVID positive male r/o Manimajra, a case of Acute Kidney Injury, Chronic smoker and Chronic alcoholic, has expired at GMCH 32.
The second case related to a 54-year-old COVID positive male R/o Dadu Majra, a case of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, who expired at, PGIMER.
New cases of coronavirus have been reported from different parts of the city and the villages surrounding it.
Meanwhile, A total of 84patients 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 | 29 |
| Total number of active cases | 437 |
| Samples tested in last 24 hours | 530 |
| Total number of samples tested | 1,68,234 |
| Total number of patients found negative | 148, 296 |
| Total number of patients found positive | 19,073 |
| # Total number of samples rejected | 865 |
| Total number of COVID-19 patient cured to date | 18328 |
| Total number of COVID-19 deaths to date | 308* |
| Total number of samples of Chandigarh whose result is awaited | 91 |
