With the Covid-19 cases spreading at a rapid pace, the union territory of Chandigarh witnessed its highest single-day spike reporting 119 fresh cases on Thursday. The total tally of positive cases stood at 2515 including 1092 active cases till the evening.
A day before, Chandigarh had reported 91 positive cases. Earlier, the union territory had seen its record daily spike in numbers on August 17 when 114 Covid-19 cases were reported.
“39 patients were declared cured and discharged from various treatment facilities taking the total recoveries to 1390,” according to the Chandigarh Health Department’s evening bulletin.
With this, the recovery rate of Covid-19 patients stood at 55 per cent in Chandigarh against the national average of 73.91 per cent. The fatality rate was recorded at 1.23 percent.
Giving details of the positive cases, the health bulletin stated, “The fresh cases were reported from Sectors 3, 8, 7, 9, 11, 14, 15, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 30, 32, 33, 34, 35, 37, 38 west, 39, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 56, 61, 63 , PGIMER, Mauli Jagran, Manimajra, Hallomajra, Burail, Ramdarbar, Dhanas and Daria.
Out of total 119 cases, 89 were detected through RT-PCR testing while others were found through rapid antigen testing, according to the bulletin.
Till date, 23374 samples of city residents have been tested for COVID-19. 644 samples were tested in the past 24 hours, the bulletin added. The city has seen a rapid surge in positive cases in the month of August with 1467 cases reported so far.