7 more contract virus in Mohali

Mohali, June 25

Seven more persons tested positive for Covid-19 in the district today, taking the tally to 236. The infected persons are a 31-year-old man from Baltana, a 51-year-old man and a 21-year-old woman from Harmilap Nagar, a 40-year-old man and a 30-year-old woman from Zirakpur, a 65-year-old man from Dera Bassi and a 50-year-old woman from Dafarpur.

Divulging details, the Civil Surgeon, Dr Manjit Singh, said the man and woman from Harmilap Nagar, a micro-containment zone, in Baltana were the contacts of already positive patients from Bapu Dham Colony in Chandigarh. The 40-year-old man from Zirakpur was the contact of an already positive case, while the 30-year-old woman was an NRI, who had returned from Canada. The Dera Bassi man was the contact of an already positive case, while the woman from Dafarpur was an influenza-like illness case. As of now, there were 55 active cases in the district, while 178 patients had been cured and three died of Covid.

Seven patients discharged

Dr Manjit Singh said seven patients were discharged from the Gian Sagar Hospital in Banur. They are a man and a woman from Dappar, a man from Baltana and three women and a man from Dera Bassi.