Chandigarh, September 21
UT logged three more deaths and 240 more cases of coronavirus on Monday, taking the death toll to 123. The caseload has risen to 10, 298.
According to a medical bulletin issued by the Administration, a 36-year-old male, r/o Palsora, a case of ARDS, Right-sided Hemo-pneumothorax, Acute Kidney injury and Latent Autoimmune Diabetes, tested COVID positive, has expired at PGIMER on Monday. A 68-year-old male, r/o Sector 24, a case of Hypertension and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, tested COVID positive expired at PGMIER on Saturday. The third case related to a 70-year-old male, r/o Sector 15, tested COVID positive, who expired at Fortis Hospital, Mohali on Monday.
The fresh cases of coronavirus have been reported from different parts of the city and the villages surrounding it.
Meanwhile, a total of 273 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 | 240 |
| Total number of active cases | 2761 |
| Total number of samples tested | 64625* |
| Total number of patients found negative | 53951 |
| Total number of patients found positive | 10298** |
| # Total number of samples rejected | 376 |
| Total number of COVID-19 patient vured till date | 7411 |
| Total number of COVID-19 deaths till date | 123 |
| Death of COVID-19 patient due to other reasons | 03 |
| Total number of samples of Chandigarh whose result is awaited | 178 |
