In a major spike in COVID-19 cases in the month of July, Chandigarh on Monday reported 21 fresh positive cases.
The total cases in the city stood at 487 till the evening. The fresh cases have been reported from Sector 15, 20, 21, 30, 31, 32, 38, Daria village, Dadumajra colony, Behlana, Khuda Lahora.
Four more positive cases of employees of the Education Department, Chandigarh have been reported while three health workers in the city are also reported positive. It was on May 24 that the highest number of 29 positive cases were recorded in a single day in Chandigarh.
“Four workplace contacts of previously positive patient of Mohali have been tested positive. The Mohali resident is an employee in the Education Department, Chandigarh. Four employees tested positive included a 25 years old male from Sector 20, a 44 years old female from Sector 40, a 34 years old female Dadumajra,
a 37 years old male from Behlana,” stated Chandigarh Health Department’s evening bulletin.A day before, a female employee from the Department was also reported positive. She is a resident of Sector 20 here.
“Two more cases have been reported of staffers from GMCH-32. A 40 years old male from Daria and a 48 years old male from Sector 32, both staffers at GMCH-31 and work contacts of positive male nurse, have been tested positive on Monday.
Apart from this, a 30 years old female health worker, who was doing duty at COVID-19 dedicated NHE, PGIMER is also tested positive,” the bulletin stated.
Two positive cases from Sector 21 included a five years old male child and a 61 years old female. They are family members of a patient in the same house. Four family members of an already positive patient from Sector 30 are also tested positive. These included females aged 16, 22, 26 and 55 years.
The bulletin stated, “A 42 years old male from Sector 32 is also reported positive. He is working in Ambala and has travel history to Gurugram. The patient has four family members and a maid and all will be sampled for testing.”
Another positive patient, a 64 years old male from Khuda Lahora is working in Punjab and has nine family members. Among other cases, two females aged 11 years and 15 years from Daria, 67 years old female from Sector 38 with nine family contacts, 39 years old female from Sector 15, a nine years old male from Sector 31. Meanwhile, six patients were declared cured and discharged from hospital on Monday. These are residents of Sector 22, 41, Ram Darbar and Khuda Alisher. According to the bulletin, the total number of cases in the city till Monday evening was 487. This included 80 active cases. So far, 401 patients have been declared cured in city.