Coronavirus uproar has again terrified India for lockdown. Active cases of the virus are getting hiped because of the careless behavior of people. The city, Chandigarh has reported 294 covid cases on Saturday. According to the reports, the highest daily tally has been recorded in the past six months, pushing the number to 2,532.
The second wave of the virus has again unbalanced the working. For the first time since September 24, when the pandemic had hit its peak active cases have crossed the 2,500 mark. The virus also claimed two lives on Saturday, taking the toll to 374. The city’s case tally now stands at 25,898. While Maharashtra stands on second highest most affected state from second wave. Amid the sudden spike in cases, the administration has already notified over 20 containment zones across the city. However, this was the fifth time in the past one week that cases remained over 300.
Besides this, the district’s total count went up to 25589 whereas 419 people have died due to the virus. Panchkula reported more than 100 cases for the third consecutive day, with 152 people being found infected. The death toll also rose to 154 with two men succumbing to the virus. The recovery rate is said to be slow.
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