COVID-19 pandemic in Chandigarh

COVID-19 pandemic in Chandigarh
DiseaseCOVID-19
Virus strainSARS-CoV-2
LocationChandigarh, India
First outbreakWuhan, Hubei, China
Arrival date19 March 2020
(4 years, 8 months and 4 days)
Confirmed cases357 (15 June 2020)
Active cases51
Suspected cases11
Recovered301 (15 June 2020)
Deaths
5 (2 June 2020)
Fatality rate1.4%
Government website
Official website
Suspected cases have not been confirmed by laboratory tests as being due to this strain, although some other strains may have been ruled out.

The first case of the COVID-19 pandemic in India was reported on 30 January 2020, originating from China. Slowly, the pandemic spread to various states and union territories including the union territory of Chandigarh. The first case was recorded in this region on 19 March 2020.[1] As on 24 May, total number of cases in Chandigarh was 225. This contains 43 active cases as 179 successfully recovered from it and three died from the virus.[2][3]

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  2. ^ "MoHFW - GOI". Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  3. ^ "HT News". Hindustantimes. 21 May 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2020.