Four kids among 7 test positive in Chandigarh

Chandigarh, June 5

The city reported seven Covid cases on Friday, taking the UT infection tally to 309.

A 57-year-old gynaecologist from the Civil Hospital, Sector 22, and resident of Sector 21, is among the fresh cases. The other six cases were reported from Bapu Dham Colony, a Covid hotspot and containment area.

A 35-year-old woman and a 40-year-old man, besides four children, aged 3, 10, 10 and 14, tested positive for Covid. They are contacts of already diagnosed Covid cases.

Meanwhile, 51 patients admitted to Sood Dharamshala, Sector 22, were discharged today. As many as 273 Covid patients in the city have recovered so far. The recovery rate has shot up to 88 per cent. —TNS