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24 cases in Chandigarh, Mohali and Panchkula; PGI retains Covid tag for now

CHANDIGARH/MOHALI/PANCHKULA: Chandigarh reported 16 Covid cases in Wednesday and weekly positivity rate was reported at 1.29%.

There are 69 active cases. Also, PGI will carry the Covid tag till further orders from the Government of India, even though there is only one patient on oxygen support for Covid. “We cannot remove the label until the government instructs us,” said director, PGI, Prof Vivek Lal. On March 31, 2020, PGI became a dedicated Covid hospital when the first patient was admitted in Nehru hospital extension. Over 4,500 patients who were seriously ill were admitted here.

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