43 fresh cases of Covid-19 were reported in Chandigarh on Monday taking the total tally to 1159. Out of the total positive cases, 433 were active cases till the evening.
The fresh cases were reported from Sectors 7, 8, 10, 20, 23, 25, 34, 35, 38, 51, 56, Bapu Dham colony in Sector 26, Kajheri, Burail, Maloya, Khuda Lahora, Raipur Khurd, Ramdarbar, Dhanas and Butrela.
“43 fresh cases have been reported in Chandigarh. While 42 cases were detected through RCPCR, one was detected through rapid antigen testing,” stated Chandigarh Health Department’s evening bulletin.
Out of 37 rapid antigen tests conducted in the city, two were found positive. While one is a resident of Bapu Dham colony, another positive patient is from Punjab, the bulletin stated.
Among fresh cases, four members of a family including a five months old male child from Sector 51 were tested positive for COVID-19. Four members of a family including three females aged 19, 22, 43 and 17 years old male from Sector 35 and four family members including males aged 7, 20 29 and five years old girls from Sector 56 were also found infected.
Apart from this, three cases from Sector 20 including two persons working in immigration office, 53 years old female from Sector 22, 23 years old female from Sector 25, 43 years old male from Sector 38, 22 years old male from Sector 41, 25 years old female from Sector 24 among others were tested positive.
Meanwhile, eight patients recovered from COVID-19 on Monday and the total recoveries reached 706 in the city. The recovery rate of COVID-19 positive cases declined to 60 percent in Chandigarh while the fatality rate was 1.6 percent. So far, 14778 city residents have been tested for COVID-19. 19 fatalities have been reported till date, the bulletin added.