Chandigarh’s COVID-19 tally climbs to 54,043 with 650 fresh cases

Chandigarh, May 14

Chandigarh’s COVID-19 tally mounted to 54,043 with 650 fresh cases while the death toll climbed to 617 with eight more fatalities, a medical bulletin stated on Friday.

The number of active cases in the Union territory stood at 8,158, it said.

So far, 45,268 patients, including 925 who were discharged the previous day, have recovered from the coronavirus in Chandigarh, the bulletin said.

A total of 4,54,814 samples have been taken for testing till now. Of these, 3,99,617 samples have tested negative while reports of 69 are awaited, it said. PTI