Chandigarh records over 200 cases for 5th day in row

Chandigarh, September 5

For the fifth consecutive day, the city reported more than 200 cases of Covid. Today, 234 fresh cases surfaced in the UT, taking the tally to 5,502.

UT DEO dies of Covid

District Education Officer Harbir Singh Anand (58) died of Covid at the GMCH on Saturday. Anand had tested positive for the virus on Thursday and had opted for home isolation. On Friday night, his condition worsened and he was rushed to the GMCH. He was a resident of Nayagaon. His death is neither counted in the Chandigarh Covid toll nor it is reflected in Mohali toll.

A Covid death was also reported today, taking the toll to 69. A 27-year-old youth from Sector 14, who had Type 2 diabetes, succumbed at the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) in Sector 32.

Chandigarh has seen a significant rise in the number of Covid cases since the beginning of the month. The UT has reported over 1,156 new cases and 13 deaths since September 1, as compared to 219 cases and five deaths in the first five days of August.

Nearly 39 per cent of Covid cases in the city are active.

UT District Education Officer Harbir Singh Anand died of Covid at the GMCH around 4 am today. He was 58.

Anand had tested positive on Thursday and opted for home isolation. On Friday night, his condition worsened as his oxygen saturation level dipped. He was rushed to the GMCH. His death is neither counted in the Chandigarh Covid toll nor of Mohali. He was a resident of Nayagaon.

Members of the UT Joint Action Committee of teachers appealed to the Administration to make a policy for providing financial help to employees who contracted the virus on duty. Meanwhile, four more employees of the District Education Office have tested positive. The UT Education Department has decided to test the employees of the District Education Office for Covid on Monday. — TNS