Chandigarh sees 4 deaths, 276 cases, 213 recoveries

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, September 3

The city today reported four deaths, taking the toll to 63, and the highest single-day spike of 276 Covid cases, raising the tally to 5,065.

All those who died were already suffering from some disease. A 72-year-old man from Mauli Jagran, who breathed his last at a hospital in Sector 48 yesterday, was a case of hypertension and Cor Pulmonale. A 65-year-old man from Sector 48 with a history of hypertension and asthma died at Grecian Hospital, Mohali.

A 58-year-old woman from Mauli Jagran was a known case of hypertension and diabetes mellitus. She died due to cardiac arrest at the Sector 48 hospital yesterday. A 44-year-old woman from Mani Majra had a history of Type 2 diabetes mellitus and hypertension. She had tested positive and died at the GMCH-32 yesterday.

Meanwhile, 213 patients recovered from the virus today. Among them were patients placed under home isolation, who have completed 10 days of isolation and are asymptomatic. There are 2,116 active cases in the city.

2 cops posted at UT Police HQ test positive for virus

A lady head constable and a constable posted at the Public Window at UT Police Headquarters in Sector 9 tested positive for Covid. They had not been attending the office for the past few days.

Earlier, a Home Guards volunteer posted at the Public Window had tested positive. Several people visit the window daily to submit their complaints.

Meanwhile, sanitisation was carried out at the Public Window desk, the entry to the Police Headquarters. TNS