4 more succumb in Mohali

Tribune News Service

Mohali, August 18

The district today reported four Covid-induced fatalities, 93 new cases and 18 recoveries.

A 76-year-old man of Sector 65 died of Covid-19 today. He was suffering from high blood pressure, diabetes and tuberculosis. In Mamupur, a 56-year-old woman with a history of diabetes lost her life. A 42-year-old man of Dera Bassi, who was reported to be hypertensive, was the third casualty. In Zirakpur, an 87-year-old man suffering from a severe lung disease died.

With 93 fresh cases, the district today crossed the 2,000-mark. Two men, both aged 78, belonging to Zirakpur and Phase VII, Mohali, were the oldest patients detected today while a nine-year-old girl of Mundi Kharar was the youngest. Twelve of the new cases reported were from Zirakpur, 10 from Kharar and six each from Dhakoli and Mundi Kharar.

So far, the district has reported 2,004 cases and of these, 969 are active. As many as 995 patients have defeated the virus. The toll has reached 40. On Monday, the district had reported the highest single-day spike of 102 cases.