The Union Territory of Chandigarh on Sunday reported 341 fresh Covid-cases and one fatality.
The active cases stood at 3150 till the evening.
As per the health bulletin, the total case tally reached 28194 while the death toll reached 383.
A 52 years old COVID positive female resident of Sector 19, a case of Severe Lung Disease, expired at Mayo Healthcare Hospital, Mohali.
The bulletin stated, “176 males and 165 female residents were found infected with COVID-19 in the last 24 hours. A maximum of 22 fresh cases surfaced in Sector 44.”
352 patients have recovered in the past 24 hours taking the total number of recoveries to 24661.
3.21 lakh samples have so far been tested in the city. A total of 2738 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours and the report of 251 was awaited, the bulletin added.
The recovery rate of COVID-19 positive cases in Chandigarh stood at 87.5 percent. The active ratio of cases stood at 11.2 percent while the growth rate of cases was one percent.
The fatality rate was recorded at 1.4 percent in the city.
2244 residents receive COVID vaccine
A total of 2244 residents on Sunday turned up at 55 sites across the city to get a dose of COVID-19 vaccination.
Among those inoculated included 481 people above the age of 60 years, 1509 people between the age of 45-60 years, 23 frontline workers and 56 healthcare workers were inoculated. 41 HCWs and 36 FLWs also received the second dose of COVID-19 vaccine.
As per the Administration’s data, a total of 16138 healthcare workers against the target of 30571, accounting for an achievement rate of 52.79 percent and 15355 (60.07 percent) frontline workers against the target of 25562 have received the first dose of vaccination in the city.
Till date, 34182 citizens above the age of 60 years have received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine while 11622 persons between the age of 45-60 years have been inoculated in the city, the data stated.