Nine fresh cases of Coronavirus were reported in Chandigarh on Wednesday taking the total number to 68 in the city.
While seven more positive cases were reported from affected pocket of Bapu Dham colony (BDC), one each was reported in Sector 38 and Sector 32 here.
Report of 22 samples was awaited till going to press. The total number of cases stood at 68 while active cases were 50, as per Chandigarh Administration’s evening health bulletin. “Seven new cases of Covid-19 has been reported in BDC. These are community contacts of BDC positive patient, 30 years old GMCH-32 ward boy,” said an official spokesman.
The spokesman said that in Sector 38, a 79 years old lady has been tested positive for coronavirus. Apart from his, a 30 years old male staffer at GMCH-32 is also tested positive.
About the 33 years old GMCH-32 staffer, the spokesman said that a total of three household contacts and four community contacts have been traced so far. The patient also has three workplace contacts, he added.
A total of 3193 people were put under home quarantine in the city while 1759 have completed the quarantine period. Till now, 1013 samples have been tested in the city. No Coronavirus related death has been reported in the city so far.
3 NEW CASES IN HARYANA, COUNT NOW 311
Three fresh cases were reported from Nuh, Jhajjar and Sonepat districts as the number of coronavirus cases rose to 311 in Haryana on Wednesday.
The cumulative positive cases in the State include 24 foreigners, according to the State Health department's daily bulletin.
