In yet another spike of COVID-19 positive cases, Chandigarh on Friday reported 25 fresh cases taking the total tally to 660. The fresh cases were reported from Sector 20, 29, 30, 35, 44, 45, 46, 63, Bapu Dham colony in Sector 26, Dhanas, Ramdarbar and Burail.
“Of 25 new cases, 14 are contacts of already tested positive patients. The total number of positive cases stood at 660 including 169 active cases,” stated Chandigarh Health Department’s evening bulletin.
Giving details of fresh cases, the bulletin stated, “8 cases were reported from Dhanas. Seven members of a family including five females aged 21, 35, 45, 48, 57 and males aged 59 and 62 were tested positive. They all are family members of a person tested positive earlier. Another male resident aged 65 from Dhanas was tested positive. He has eight family members.”
In Sector 63, two females aged 20, 43 and a 14 years old male, all family contacts of previously positive tested patient were found infected.
Three cases were reported from Sector 45 including a 28 years old male, 29 years old female and 53 years old male, all from separate households.
A 52 years old male from Sector 20, 32 years old male from Sector 30, 65 years old male from Sector 35, 45 years old male from Burail, 29 years old female from Sector 45, 23 years old female and 60 years old male from Sector 29, 55 years old male from Sector 46 were also tested positive, the bulletin added.
According to the bulletin, “With four fresh recoveries, 480 patients have so far recovered from COVID-19 in the city.” 10457 samples have been tested till now.