A total of 226 more coronavirus cases surfaced in Chandigarh on Thursday, taking the infection count to 25,356 in the joint capital of Punjab and Haryana, according to a medical bulletin. Meanwhile, three more persons died in the union territory on Thursday. The disease has claimed 368 lives so far.
The number of active cases has risen to 2286 on Thursday, the bulletin said, adding that 115 patients were discharged after they recovered from the infection, taking the number of cured persons to 22,702. A total of 30, 01, 065 samples have been taken for testing till now in the union territory, of which 2,73,740 tested negative while reports of 231 samples are awaited, as per the bulletin.
ENTRY OF PEOPLE IN PARKS, SUKHNA LAKE BANNED ON HOLI
Keeping in view of rapid increase in the number of Covid-19 cases in the city, Adviser to UT Administrator and the chairperson of State Executive Committee of State Disaster Management Authority on Thursday, issued an order putting a ban on the entry of people in all Government parks, Sukhna Lake area and Sector 17 plaza from 6 am to 6 pm on March 29 (Holi Day).
As a part of precautionary measures to prevent the spread of infection, the UT Administration has already banned public gathering for celebration of Holi and also advised residents to observe Holi Festival in their own houses and strictly following covid protocol.
