Chandigarh, Dec 5 (PTI) Two more persons died from the coronavirus in Chandigarh, taking the toll to 289 on Saturday, while the infection tally rose 17,926 with 98 new cases, a health bulletin said.

There are 883 active cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and 141 more people recuperated, taking the number of recoveries to 16,754, according to a bulletin.

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A 94-year-old woman was among the two who died from the pathogen. A total of 1.50 lakh samples have been tested so far, the bulletin said.

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