Two more people lost their lives to Covid-19 in Chandigarh on Saturday as 96 fresh infections surfaced, taking the number of cases to 13, 081 in the joint capital of Punjab and Haryana.
So far, coronavirus has claimed 190 lives in the union territory, according to a medical bulletin.
There are 1229 active cases in the city as of now, it said. A total of 157 patients were discharged after they recovered from infection, the bulletin said, adding that 11, 662 people have been cured of the disease so far.
According to bulletin, a 51- year- male, resident of Khuda Alisher, a case of Chronic Kidney Disease, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Hypertension, who tested Covid -19 positive, expired at Alchemist Hospital, Panchkula on October 9. Another 65- year- old male, resident of Sector 47, a case of Chronic Kidney Disease and Hypertension, who tested Covid positive, has expired at Sohana Hospital, Mohali on Saturday.