Chandigarh Tricity logs new high of 181 Covid-19 cases

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, January 2

The tricity witnessed a new high as it logged 181 cases during the past 24 hours, witnessing its highest single-day spike since mid-June 2021.

Covid cases continue to climb in Chandigarh with the UT reporting 96 cases on Sunday. The active infections have reached 321 in the city. However, hospitalisation is relatively on the lower side as only 26 of them are currently in hospital. A total of 11 patients recovered from the virus. The positivity rate mounted to 5.5 per cent.

Mohali sees 53 fresh cases, one death

Mohali district reported 53 new cases and one Covid death. As many as 51 cases surfaced in Mohali (urban) and two in rural areas. The case tally has now reached 69,244 in the district, while there are 164 active cases. In Mohali, only five patients are admitted and the remaining are in home isolation.

32 cases surface in Panchkula

As many as 32 fresh cases of Covid surfaced in Panchkula district in the past 24 hours, taking the total number of cases to 31,058. No death was reported on Sunday, while 10 patients recovered from the disease. The number of active cases is 129, of which only 15 are hospitalised and the remaining are in home isolation. The tricity is witnessing a surge in coronavirus infections over the last week following the emergence of the Omicron variant.