CHANDIGARH: On Sunday, 73 Covid cases were reported in Chandigarh, which is the highest single day spike after February 12, when 87 cases were reported before the third wave started to ebb. After a gap of four months, this was the highest single-day surge in Covid cases. Active cases reached 322 and positivity rate soared to 5.92% on Sunday. The weekly rate was recorded at 4.18%.
“It still cannot be labelled as fourth wave as there are the same variants of Omicron circulating. There is no severity and a rapid rise in the cases. Patients are coming with flu-like symptoms and also get tested when they need surgery or other medical investigations,” said Prof P V M Lakshmi of community medicine and school of public health, PGIMER.
