7 more tests positive for COVID-19 in Chandigarh, tally reaches 466

Chandigarh, July 5

Seven more people, including five members of a family, tested positive for COVID-19 in Chandigarh on Sunday, taking the COVID-19 tally to 466 in the Union Territory.

Five members of a family, including a 1.5-year-old boy, tested positive for COVID-19. They were residents of Dhanas area here, the medical bulletin by the UT administration said.

A 26-year-old woman of Sector 20 and a 58-year-old man of Sector 21 also got infected with COVID-19, it said.

A total of 8,419 samples have been taken for testing so far and of them, 7,922 tested negative while reports in 29 cases are awaited.

There are 65 active cases in the city and six people have so far died due to the virus, the bulletin said.

A total of 395 people has been cured of COVID-19 as of now, the bulletin said. PTI