A 40-year-old man from Firozabad, Uttar Pradesh, who had been referred from Ludhiana to the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Sector 32, Chandigarh, died after testing positive for Covid-19, Medical Superintendent Dr GP Thami said on Wednesday.
This marks the first confirmed case of Covid-19 in Chandigarh amid the recent nationwide surge in infections.
According to GMCH Medical Superintendent Dr. GP Thami, the patient had been referred from Ludhiana with severe respiratory complications two days back. He tested positive for Covid-19 on Tuesday and passed away early Wednesday morning while in isolation in the hospital’s Covid ward. The deceased had been working in Ludhiana and was admitted to GMCH two days prior to his death.
The case comes shortly after a 25-year-old man in Ferozepur tested positive for Covid-19. The man, working in a private company in Gurugram, had returned home to Ferozepur a few days ago to stay with his parents as he was not feeling well. He has since been isolated at home, and health officials are tracing his contacts as a precautionary measure.
Ferozepur civil surgeon Dr. Rajwinder Kaur assured that there was no need to panic, stating that all necessary measures were being taken to contain the spread.
Additionally, a 51-year-old woman from Yamunanagar, Haryana, tested positive for Covid-19 last week at a private hospital in Mohali, further indicating a rise in regional cases.
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