With 20 fresh COVID-19 positive cases on Thursday, Chandigarh reached the 800-mark of infection cases. While the total cases stood at 800 till the evening, the active cases were 256 in the city.
“Fresh cases were reported from Sectors 21, 32, 38, 40, 42, 61, Ramdarbar, Bapu Dham colony in Sector 26, Manimajra, Mauli Jagran and Dhanas,” stated the Chandigarh Health Department’s evening bulletin.
Meanwhile, five patients were declared cured on Thursday. 531 patients have recovered so far in the city, the bulletin stated. The recovery rate of COVID-19 patients in Chandigarh, which was the best in the country in the first week of July has declined to 66.3 percent due to steady increase in the number of persons testing positive in the last fortnight. 11780 samples have been tested till date.