9 new coronavirus cases in Mohali take total tally to 340

Tribune News Service
Mohali, July 9

With the surfacing of nine new cases of coronavirus, the total count of positive cases in Mohali district has gone up to 340.

Five patients have also recovered from the virus taking the total number of recovered persons to 253.

The persons (all males) infected with the virus include a 62-year-old resident of Sector 127, a 68-year-old of Sector 97, a 42-year-old of Sector 78, 32-year-old from Phase 9, 30-year-old of Sector 80, 52-year-old female of Phase 9, 48-year-old female of Phase 10, 32-year-old female from Zirakpur and 19-year-old girl of Dappar in Mohali district.

All the patients have been admitted to the Covid Care Centre in Gian Sagar Hospital in Banur.

Civil Surgeon Dr Manjit Singh said that five patients have recovered and discharged from the hospital today.

He said these include 59-year-old female and male both residents of Baltana, 25-year male from Phase 4 Mohali, 46-year-old male from Lalru, and 50-year-old male from Khanpur village in Mohali district.

Dr Manjit Singh said as of now there were 340 total positive cases out of which 253 have been cured and active cases are 81 and six deaths have occured so far.