16 Contract Coronavirus in Chandigarh, Tally Rises to 218
Sixteen more persons contracted coronavirus in Chandigarh on Thursday, taking the COVID-19 tally to 218 in the Union territory.
Chandigarh, May 21 (PTI) Sixteen more persons contracted coronavirus in Chandigarh on Thursday, taking the COVID-19 tally to 218 in the Union territory.
Among them, 12 persons were residents of Bapu Dham Colony, the worst affected area in the city, as per the medical bulletin.
A total of 3,369 samples have been tested so far with 3,125 samples coming out negative while the reports of 25 samples are awaited, as per the bulletin.
A total of 37 cases are active in the city, the bulletin stated.
So far, three persons have died of coronavirus in the city.
Meanwhile, UT Chandigarh Administrator V P Singh Badnore expressed grave concern over rising number of positive cases in Bapu Dham Colony.
“It was decided to have a local sample collection centre in a school inside Bapu Dham Colony, so that more testing could be done,” said an official release.
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