Chandigarh sees 2 deaths, 261 cases
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, September 6
The city today reported two more deaths due to Covid-19, taking the toll to 71.
Those who succumbed to the virus are a 58-year-old man from Dhanas and a 50-year-old man from Mani Majra. They both died at the Government Medical College and Hospital in Sector 32. A medical bulletin said both patients were diabetic. The Mani Majra resident was also suffering from hypertension.
Meanwhile, 261 more persons tested positive for Covid-19 in the city today, taking the tally to 5,763. The city has been witnessing an increase in the number of positive cases as well as fatalities since the beginning of this month. It has been reporting 200-plus infections every day since September 1. The UT has witnessed over 1,440 fresh cases and 15 deaths in less than a week. Forty-four per cent of the cases in the city are still active.
A total of 149 persons were discharged from hospitals as well as home isolation after being cured of the disease, the bulletin said.
Director, School Education, Deputy found infected
A day after UT District Education Officer (DEO) Harbir Singh Anand died of Covid-19, the Director, School Education, RS Brar, and the Deputy Director, School Education, Rajinder Kaur, were also found suffering from the contagion. A total of 20 persons from the department will be sampled. The DEO office has so far reported four coronavirus cases.
