On Thursday, Chandigarh tricity registered a decline in Covid-19 infections for the second day in a row with 2,042 new cases.

With 2,082 cases, the tricity’s daily tally had dropped below 2,200 after four days on Wednesday, during which it had also recorded its highest single-day surge with 2,612 cases on May 10.

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Mohali’s cases rose to 991 from Wednesday’s 713, while Chandigarh and Panchkula contributed to Thursday’s decline with 760 and 291 cases, respectively. The day before (i.e. Wednesday) Chandigarh and Panchkula had logged 776 and 593 cases, respectively.

Number of daily deaths, too, dropped from Wednesday’s 29 to 23, but remained above 20 for the seventh straight day.

Chandigarh reported the highest number of deaths at 10, followed by eight in Mohali and five in Panchkula. On Wednesday, Chandigarh tricity had equalled its all-time high of 14 deaths on May 5 and Panchkula had set a new record with eight deaths.

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In terms of caseload, Chandigarh’s total has reached 53,393 cases and 609 deaths. As many as 8,441 patients are still recuperating at hospitals or in-home isolation. With 837 patients getting discharged, the number of recoveries has reached 44,343 (81%).