Sanjay Bumbroo Tribune News Service Mohali March 13 Mohali district has witnessed more than 194 per cent increase in Covid active cases in the past two weeks. The number of active cases has gone up from 636 to 1237 cases in the district. 3 more succumb in Mohali Mohali: Three more persons succumbed to Covid-19 during the past 24 hours taking the district toll to 401. Besides 125 fresh cases surfaced in the district till Saturday evening while 64 patients recovered from the virus. Among the new cases 120 were reported from Mohali (urban) two from Gharuan and three from Dera Bassi. So far the district has seen 21656 cases and 20018 recoveries. There are 1237 active cases. TNS Two weeks ago on March 1 the district tally was 20375 which has now jumped to 21656. Similarly the number of recoveries rose from 19354 to 20018. The recovery rate in the district has declined from 94.98 per cent to 92.4 per cent in the same period. The Covid toll rose from 385 to 401 an increase of 4.15 per cent. In February 20 deaths had been reported while 16 persons had succumbed to the virus in the past 13 days. A random survey of the markets in the city and other places in the district revealed more than 90 per cent people were without a mask. Civil Surgeon Dr Adarshpal Kaur said the sudden spurt in Covid cases in the district was due to the testing of employees of the state Assembly as the session was in progress. She said all employees were asymptomatic. A large number of cases from schools were also coming up. Now they have set a target of taking 1000 samples for the Covid test daily she added. The district administration had already doubled the penalty from Rs500 to Rs1000 for not wearing a mask and spitting in public places. Any violation will invite criminal proceedings under the Disaster Management Act 2005 and the Indian Penal Code.

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