40-yr-old woman dies, Mohali toll rises to 46

Mohali, August 21

The district today recorded the highest single-day spike with 147 new cases of Covid, taking the overall caseload to 2,417. The district also reported one death due to the disease. A 40-year-old woman of Mubarikpur died at the GMCH, Patiala. She was suffering from diabetes. With this, Mohali’s Covid toll stands at 46. The new cases reported today include 66 from Mohali city, 19 from Kharar, 15 from Dhakoli, 14 from Kurali, 13 from Zirakpur, nine from Dera Bassi, eight from Lalru and three from Gharuan. Meanwhile, 49 patients recovered from the disease. There are 1,116 active cases in the district while 1,255 patients have been cured and discharged from hospital. — TNS