Chandigarh logs 1,502 new Covid cases, 2 deaths

Chandigarh, January 19

The city on Wednesday reported 1,502 new cases of Covid-19, up from 1,275 cases reported a day earlier. A positivity rate of 25.91 per cent was recorded in the past 24 hours as 5,797 samples were tested. The positivity rate recorded on Tuesday was 21.96 per cent. There are 9,966 active cases. As many as 1,112 patients were discharged. Two deaths were reported in the city among patients with comorbidities. A 78-year-old Covid positive woman, a case of multiple organ dysfunction syndrome, died at Mayo Hospital, Mohali. She was not vaccinated against Covid. A 73-year-old Covid positive man, a case of coronary artery disease, hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus, died at Fortis Hospital, Mohali. He was fully vaccinated for Covid. — TNS