Chandigarh COVID-19 tally reaches 302

An 80-year-old woman tested positive for COVID-19 in Chandigarh on Thursday, taking the tally in the Union territory to 302, officials said. The woman is a resident of the Bapu Dham colony, which was the worst-hit area in the city. Six of her family members will also be tested for the infection, as per a bulletin issued.

Eight coronavirus patients were discharged after they recovered from the disease. A total 222 patients have been cured so far, the bulletin stated. A total of 5,059 samples have been tested so far and of them, 4,735 samples are negative and reports of 21 are awaited, it said. A total of 75 cases are active in the city. Five patients have so far died of the virus, the bulletin added.