MEDIA BULLETIN
COVID-19
26-03-2020
Latest status update on samples taken and results of testing:
- A 49 year Male resident of Derabassi, Punjab with no travel history has been admitted at Isolation Ward of GMCH-32. He has been sampled for COVID-19.
- A 27 year Male resident of Chandigarh with no travel history has been admitted at Isolation ward of GMCH-32. He has been sampled for COVID-19.
- A 22 year Male resident of Chandigarh with travel history to Dubai has been admitted at GMCH-32. He has been sampled for COVID-19.
- A 30 year Female resident of Mohali, Punjab admitted at GMSH-16 is sampled for COVID-19.
- A 25 year Female resident of Chandigarh with travel history to USA is sampled at GMSH-16 for COVID-19.
- A 25 Year Male resident of Chandigarh sampled for COVID-19 at Max Hospital, Mohali, Punjab has been asked for Repeat Sample. The report for the same was shared by IDSP Unit of Punjab.
COVID-19 Situation:
Global Scenario: 467844 lab Confirmed COVID-19 Cases & 21300 Deaths due to COVID-19.
India Situation: 602 Lab confirmed COVID-19 cases & 13 Deaths.
Chandigarh Status: 7 lab confirmed COVID-19 cases.
Chandigarh COVID-19 Status Update:
New passengers enrolled today
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Total Number of Passengers under Surveillance
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Total Number of Samples of UT Chandigarh Tested for COVID-19
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Total Number of Samples of UT Chandigarh found Positive for COVID-19
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Total Number of Samples of UT Chandigarh found negative
for COVID-19
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Total number of samples of UT Chandigarh where result awaited
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65 (60* + 5)
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631
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66
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7
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55
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3 + 1**
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1** Sample to be repeat
*list of passengers with travel history to affected countries shared by Government of India.
Out of the 631 passengers, presently 567 passengers are under Home Quarantine and 64 have completed home quarantine/ migrated to other states.
24 x 7 Helpline & Control Room call record for COVID-19: Total 964 Calls have been attended in UT-Chandigarh for COVID-19 till date.
Helpline 9779558282: 813 Calls
Chandigarh Control Room Number: 0172-2752038: 151 Calls
State Surveillance Unit (IDSP),
SCO: 64-65, 2nd Floor, Sector-17 D, Chandigarh (UT)
(Office) 0172-2722338 & 2740408, (Helpline) 9779558282
Chandigarh Control Room Number: 0172-2752038
National Helpline Number for nCoV: 011-23978046