With 244 fresh COVID-19 infections, the case tally crossed the 11000-mark in Chandigarh on Friday. The positive cases stood at 11212 in the city. With one more COVID-19 related fatalities, the death toll reached 145.
The city has reported a total of 6866 positive cases and 89 deaths due to COVID-19 in the month of September till now. “There were 2390 active cases in the city. A total of 335 patients were discharged including persons from home isolation in the last 24 hours taking the total recoveries to 8677,” stated Chandigarh Health Department’s evening bulletin. The recovery rate of COVID patients jumped to 77 percent in the city while the fatality rate stood at 1.2 percent.
In the last 24 hours, a maximum of 24 positive cases were reported in Manimajra. Eight cases each were reported in Sector 20 and Mauli Jagran, seven cases each were reported in Sectors 19, 23, 39 and 40, as per the health bulletin.
According to the bulletin, the fresh cases were reported in Sectors 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 32, 33, 34, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 61, Sector 38 west, Burail, Dadumajra, Daria, Dhanas, Hallomajra, Khuda Alisher, Khuda Jassue, Khuda Lohar, Kishangarh, Maloya, Manimajra, Mauli Jagran, PGIMER campus, Raipur Khurd, Sarangpur and Ram Darbar.