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India News | Chandigarh Reports 347 Fresh COVID-19 Cases, One Death

Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The COVID-19 tally in Chandigarh rose to 8,592 on Tuesday after 347 people tested positive for the virus, while the death toll reached 96 with one more fatality, according to a medical bulletin.

India News | Chandigarh Reports 347 Fresh COVID-19 Cases, One Death

Chandigarh, Sep 15 (PTI) The COVID-19 tally in Chandigarh rose to 8,592 on Tuesday after 347 people tested positive for the virus, while the death toll reached 96 with one more fatality, according to a medical bulletin.

At present, there are 2,991 active cases in the city, while 5,502 people have recovered from the infection so far.

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A 45-year-old man, who died at a local hospital on Tuesday, tested positive for COVID-19, the bulletin said.

A total of 54,371 samples have been taken for testing so far and of them, 45,464 tested negative while reports of 159 samples were awaited, it added.

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(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)