8-month-old girl among five succumb in Mohali
Mohali, September 5
The district today reported five Covid-induced deaths and 172 new cases. As many as 79 patients were discharged from the hospital in the past 24 hours.
An eight-month-old girl became the youngest Covid fatality in Mohali. She succumbed to the virus at the PGI in Chandigarh today. The patient, a resident of Phase 1, was admitted to the hospital on September 3. “The cause of her death is septic shock and Covid pneumonia,” said an official of the Health Department. A 60-year-old man from Kurali breathed his last at the GMCH in Patiala. A 52-year-old woman from Dera Bassi died at the PGI.
A 60-year-old man from Mohali too died at the Patiala hospital. He was suffering from an auto-immune disease. A 65-year-old man from Kansal, who was a patient of diabetes, succumbed at the GMCH-32, Chandigarh.
Among the fresh cases surfaced in the district today, Mohali reported 55, Kharar (24), Gharuan (38), Dhakoli (28), Dera Bassi (9), Boothgarh and Kurali (7), Lalru (3) and Banur (1).
So far, the district has witnessed a total of 4,667 Covid cases, of which 2,146 are active. As many as 2,422 patients have been discharged from the hospital while 99 have lost their lives.
