Four test COVID-19 positive in Chandigarh; tally rises to 282

Four more persons tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Chandigarh on Wednesday, taking the COVID-19 tally to 282 in the Union Territory, according to a bulletin.

All the fresh cases were reported from the Bapu Dham Colony, which is the worst affected area of the city in terms of detection of coronavirus cases.

Out of the total 282 cases, 210 were reported from the colony alone, as per the bulletin.

A total of 4,332 samples have been tested so far and of these, 3,991 samples tested negative and reports of 61 samples are awaited, it said.

The bulletin said 91 cases are active in the city and 187 patients have so far recovered from the coronavirus infection.

Four persons have so far died of COVID-19 in the city, as per the bulletin.