Another Covid-19 death, now in Chandigarh

A 40-year-old man who tested positive for Covid-19 died on Wednesday, 28 May, at the Government Medical College and Hospital Sector 32 in Chandigarh, an official said.

The patient, who hailed from Firozabad in Uttar Pradesh, was referred from Ludhiana with respiratory issues, the official said.

He tested positive for coronavirus on Tuesday, 27 May, and was kept in the hospital. He died early Wednesday.

This is the first recorded case of Covid-19 in Chandigarh after the recent surge in the infection in many parts of the country.