Mohali reports upsurge of 15 COVID-19 cases on second consecutive day; tally 318

Tribune News Service

Mohali, July 6

Mohali is witnessing seeing another upsurge in COVID-19 cases as it reported 11 fresh cases on Monday after an upsurge of 15 cases on Sunday.

Mohali Civil Surgeon Dr Manjeet Singh said the fresh cases included a 52-year-old woman, 27-year-old man and 26-year-old woman, all from Sector 66 and have travel history to Kanpur; 32-year-old man from Kharar, who is a contact of an already positive patient; 65-year-old man from New Chandigarh and 70-year-old man from Phase 11, both are ILI cases.

Other cases include that of 46-year-old man from Sunny Enclave, Kharar; 29-year-old woman from Sector 80, who is a contact of an already positive case; 37-year-old man from Sector 127 (Kharar), who is also a contact of an already positive patient; 35-year-old man from Nayagaon; and 23-year-old woman from Ballomajra.

The rest four cases are of 33-year-old man, 20-year-old man, 45-year-old man and 70-year-old man, all are cases from Majat and are contacts of already positive cases.

With the addition of 15 new cases, the total caseload in the district has gone up to 318.

Meanwhile, five patients were discharged today, said Dr Manjeet Singh.

The discharged patients are a 48-year-old woman from Baltana, 20-year-old man from Baltana, 57-year-old woman from Sector 71, 28-year-old man from Mauli Baidwan and 11-year-old girl from Kharar.

Of the total cases, 229 have been cured, leaving the district with 84 active cases. The death toll in the district stands at five.