Covid-19 update: Chandigarh reported 138 new cases on Tuesday

Chandigarh | Wednesday | 30th September, 2020

Summary:

A 92-year-old coronavirus positive man was among the five persons who died of COVID-19, the bulletin said.

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Chandigarh reported 138 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, taking the UT’s overall infection tally to 11,816.

The UT also reported five more virus related fatalities, taking the total death toll to 158.

A 92-year-old coronavirus positive man was among the five persons who died of COVID-19, the bulletin said.

There are 2,060 active cases in the city as of now.

A total of 273 more patients were discharged after they recovered from the infection, taking the number of people who have been cured of coronavirus so far to 9,598, it said.

A total of 76,721 samples have been taken for testing so far, and of them, 64,456 tested negative while reports of 176 samples were awaited, as per the bulletin. 

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