Mohali reports 134 coronavirus cases in new high

Tribune News Service 
Mohali, August 19

Mohali reported 134 new COVID-19 cases and three deaths—the highest single-day spike in cases yet in the district.

Three men—two in their 40s died and a 53-year-old man from Padiala—were the latest fatalities. All three had pre-existing health problems.

Seventeen of Mohali’s 134 came from Kharar and 16 came from Zirakpur. Nayagaon (7), Kurali 6), and Ecocity (4) were among places that reported new cases.

NK Sharma, the Member of Legislative Assembly from Dera Bassi, also tested positive. Sharma, who is the treasurer of the Shiromani Akali Sal, announced his test results on Facebook on Wednesday, and asked people who met him in the last week to get themselves tested.

The development takes the district’s tally to 2,138 infections.

Mohali has been reporting a spike in COVID-19 cases throughout August, especially within the last fortnight. District figures show that over 50 per cent of the district’s total cases were reported within the last two weeks.

The district now has 922 active cases. Mohali’s death toll now stands at 43. Also on Wednesday, 178 people recovered and were released from hospitals.