The union territory of Chandigarh reported two Covid-19 fatalities as 82 fresh infections were detected on Monday. “The total positive cases stood at 15886 and the death toll reached 250,” stated Chandigarh Health Department’s evening bulletin.
There were 1052 active cases in the city. With 116 patients being discharged including persons from home isolation in the last 24 hours, the total recoveries jumped to 14584, the bulletin stated.123326 samples have been tested in the city so far. 1137 samples were tested in the last 24 hours.
Meanwhile, doctors have warned of an intense second wave of infections this winter. PGIMER Director Dr Jagat Ram said that with the surge in COVID-19 positive cases, it’s high time that people follow COVID safety protocols without any lackadaisical approach in the winter season.
Dr Parvinder Chawla, Senior Consultant, Internal Medicine, Fortis Hospital said, “At our Flu Clinic at Fortis Hospital Mohali, the weekly footfalls had shown a steady decline over the last few weeks from the maximum of 262 in the second week of September. The footfalls, after falling to 47 in the last week of October, have started rising again in November. The proportion of SARS-CoV-2 results reported positive has also shown a concomitant rise.”