30 fresh COVID-19 cases surface in Mohali

Meanwhile, 26 patients were also discharged from the hospital

Tribune Web Desk

Updated At : 01:16 AM Aug 05, 2020 IST

Tribune News Service

Mohali, August 4

A total of 30 fresh cases of coronavirus surfaced in Mohali on Tuesday, taking the total count 989 in the district.

Meanwhile, 26 patients were also discharged from the hospital today.

The persons infected with the virus include a 45-year-old woman and five men aged 28, 26, 22, 33, 40 of Derabassi; 24-year-old man of Lalru; two males aged 49, 34 and 88-year-old woman of Dhakoli; 41-year-old man of Phase 10; 81-year-old man of Nagla Derabassi.

Three men aged 40, 42, 43 of Kharar, a 56-year-old man of Kurali; 49-year-old man of Sector 71; 32-year-old man of Zirakpur; 53-year-old woman of Peermuchalla; 65-year-old man and 23-year-old woman of Jujhar Nagar, a 34-year-old man of Phase 7; 48-year-old woman of Phase 6; 31-year-old man of Sector 80 were also tested positive.

The remaining cases include a 50-year-old woman and 54-year-old man of Baltana; 33-year-old man of Nayagaon; 11-year-old boy of Sector 97; and 41-year-old man of Sector 66.

The discharged patients include a 32-year-old woman of Mote Majra; three men aged 28, 27, 24, and four women aged 42, 59, 42, 42 of Derabassi; three men aged 46, 49, 39 of Dhakoli; a 59-year-old man of Balongi, a 24-year-old man of Sector 127; a 28-year-old man of Sunny Enclave; two women aged 23, 47 of Zirakpur.

Two man aged 55, 20 and a 63-year-old woman of Kharar; a 56-year-old woman of Sohana; 29-year-old man of Phase 5; 19-year-old man of Jawaharpur; 20-year-old woman of Sector-66, a 26-year-old woman of Phase 9, 20-year-old woman of Kurali and a 23-year-old man of Mundi Kharar were also discharged.

Civil Surgeon Dr Manjit Singh said the new patients had been admitted to the COVID Care Centre at Gian Sagar Hospital in Banur. He added that samples of the family members of the new patients would be taken besides tracing their contacts so that their samples could also be taken.

As of now, there were 989 positive cases, of which 579 have been discharged, leaving 393 active cases with 17 deaths in the district.