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
(1 year, 10 months, 4 weeks and 2 days)
Confirmed cases357 (15 June 2020)
Active cases51
Suspected cases‡11
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 succumbed to the virus.[2][3]

Timeline

On 19 March, first confirmed case was reported in the union territory as a 23-year-old woman who had travel history to London tested positive.[1]

June 2020

  • As on 7 June, total number of cases in Chandigarh was 318, including 40 active cases 5 deaths and 273 recoveries.[4]
  • As on 12 June, total number of cases in Chandigarh was 332, including 34 active cases 5 deaths and 293 recoveries.[4]
  • As on 16 June, total number of cases in Chandigarh was 365, including 58 active cases 6 deaths and 301 cures.[4]
  • As on 20 June, total number of cases in Chandigarh was 404, including 82 active cases 6 deaths and 316 recoveries.[4]
  • As on 24 June, total number of cases in Chandigarh was 420, including 92 active cases 6 deaths and 322 recoveries.[4]
  • As on 29 June, total number of cases in Chandigarh was 434, including 79 active cases, 349 cures and 6 fatalities.[4]

July 2020

  • As on 5 July, total number of cases in Chandigarh was 466, including 65 active cases, 395 cures and 6 deaths.[4]
  • As on 12 July, total number of cases was 559, including 134 active cases, 417 recoveries and 8 deaths.[4]
  • As on 16 July, total number of cases in the UT was 635, including 148 active cases, 476 recoveries and 11 fatalities.[4]
  • As on 23 July, total number of cases was 800, including 256 active cases, 531 cures and 13 fatalities.[4]
  • As on 27 July, total number of cases in the UT was 910, including 320 active cases, 576 cures and 14 deaths.[4]
  • On 30 July, Chandigarh reached a grim milestone of 1000 total covid cases.[5]

August 2020

  • As on 3 August, total number of cases in Chandigarh was 1079, including 378 active cases, 683 recoveries and 18 deaths.[4]
  • As on 9 August, total number of cases was 1426, including 529 active cases, 873 recoveries and 24 deaths.[4]
  • As on 11 August, total number of cases was 1669, including 628 active cases, 1015 recoveries and 26 deaths.[4]
  • As on 14 August, total number of cases was 1928, including 807 active cases, 1091 recoveries and 28 deaths.[4]
  • As on 19 August, total number of cases was 2396. This includes 1012 active cases, 1351 cures and 31 deaths.[4]
  • As on 25 August, total number of cases in the UT was 3209. This includes 1454 active cases, 1713 cures and 40 fatalities.[4]

September 2020

  • As on 1 September, total number of cases in Chandigarh was 4547, including 1939 active cases, 2551 recoveries and 57 deaths.[4]
  • On 3 September, Chandigarh reached a grim milestone of 5000 covid cases.[6] As on 20 September, total number of cases in the UT is 10079, including 2821 active cases, 7138 recoveries and 120 deaths.[4] As on 3 September, total number of cases was 5065, including 2116 active cases, 2883 recoveries and 63 deaths.[4]
  • As on 6 September, total number of cases was 5763, including 2351 active cases, 3338 recoveries and 71 fatalities.[4]
  • As on 10 September, total number of cases was 6987, including 2573 active cases, 4331 recoveries and 80 fatalities.[4]
  • As on 13 September, total number of cases was 7991, including 2728 active cases, 5170 cures and 90 fatalities.[4]
  • As on 16 September, total number of cases was 8955, including 3171 active cases, 5683 cures and 101 deaths.[4]
  • On 20 September, Chandigarh reached a grim milestone of 10000 total covid cases.[7] As on 20 September, total number of cases in the UT is 10079, including 2821 active cases, 7138 recoveries and 120 deaths.[4]
  • As on 23 September, total number of cases was 10726, including 2537 active cases, 8049 recoveries and 137 deaths.[4]
  • As on 28 September, total number of cases was 11678, including 2200 active cases, 9325 recoveries and 153 deaths.[4]

October 2020

  • As on 3 October, total number of cases in Chandigarh was 12360, including 1792 active cases, 10396 recoveries and 172 deaths.[4]
  • As on 10 October, total number of cases in the UT was 13081, including 1229 active cases, 11662 recoveries and 190 deaths.[4]
  • As on 14 October, total number of cases was 13403, including 1085 active cases, 12119 cures and 199 deaths.[4]
  • As on 26 October, total number of cases is 14038, including 653 active cases, 13167 recoveries and 218 deaths.[4]
  • As on 31 October, total number of cases in the UT is 14418, including 641 active cases, 13551 recoveries and 226 fatalities.[4]

November 2020

  • As on 8 November, total number of cases in Chandigarh was 15134, including 876 active cases, 14024 recoveries and 234 deaths.[4]
  • As on 10 November, total number of cases was 15339, including 922 active cases, 14176 recoveries and 241 deaths.[4]
  • As on 23 November, total number of cases was 16769, including 1117 active cases, 15389 cures and 263 deaths.[4]
  • As on 26 November, total number of cases is 17051, including 1169 active cases, 15612 recoveries and 270 deaths.[4]

December 2020

  • As on 2 December, total number of cases in Chandigarh was 17642, including 1082 active cases, 16279 recoveries and 281 deaths.[4]
  • As on 7 December, total number of cases was 18113, including 921 active cases, 16899 recoveries and 293 deaths.[4]
  • As on 13 December, total number of cases was 18638, including 766 active cases, 17571 recoveries and 301 fatalities.[4]
  • As on 15 December, total number of cases was 18776, including 635 active cases, 17837 cures and 304 fatalities.[4]
  • As on 23 December, total number of cases in the UT was 19266, including 369 active cases, 18584 cures and 313 deaths.[4]
  • As on 30 December, total number of cases was 19682, including 399 active cases, 18967 cures and 316 deaths.[4]
  • As on 31 December, total number of cases was 19748, including 386 active cases, 19045 cures and 317 deaths.[4]

January 2021

  • As on 5 January, total number of cases in Chandigarh was 20026, including 240 active cases, 19464 recoveries and 322 fatalities.[4] On this day, Chandigarh crossed a grim milestone of 20000 Covid cases. [8]
  • As on 10 January, total number of cases was 20295, including 241 active cases, 19727 recoveries and 327 deaths.[4]
  • As on 21 January, total number of cases was 20639, including 146 active cases, 20162 recoveries and 331 deaths.[4]

February 2021

  • As on 1 February, total number of cases in Chandigarh was 20957, including 240 active cases, 20447 recoveries and 334 fatalities.[4]
  • As on 10 February, total number of cases was 21145, including 158 active cases, 20645 recoveries and 342 deaths.[4]
  • As on 20 February, total number of cases was 21397, including 169 active cases, 20879 recoveries and 349 deaths.[4]

March 2021

  • As on 6 March, total number of cases in Chandigarh was 22238, including 675 active cases, 21208 recoveries and 355 fatalities.[4]
  • As on 22 March, total number of cases in the UT was 24667, including 1979 active cases, 22325 recoveries and 363 deaths.[4]
  • As on 29 March, total number of cases was 26468, including 2746 active cases, 23345 recoveries and 377 deaths.[4]

April 2021

  • As on 4 April, total number of cases in Chandigarh was 28194, including 3150 active cases, 24661 recoveries and 383 deaths.[4]
  • As on 8 April, total number of cases was 29521, including 3115 active cases, 26017 recoveries and 385 deaths.[4]
  • As on 20 April, total number of cases was 35148, including 3959 active cases, 30768 cures and 421 fatalities.[4]

May 2021

  • As on 7 May, total number of cases in Chandigarh was 48442, including 8505 active cases, 39388 recoveries and 549 deaths.[4]
  • As on 11 May, total number of cases was 51857, including 8625 active cases, 42647 cures and 585 deaths.[4]
  • As on 18 May, total number of cases was 56513, including 7035 active cases, 48831 cures and 647 fatalities.[4]
  • As on 25 May, total number of cases is 58992, including 4063 active cases, 54215 recoveries and 714 fatalities.[4]

June 2021

  • As on 17 June, total number of cases in Chandigarh was 61273, including 395 active cases, 60076 recoveries and 802 deaths.[4]
  • As on 23 June, total number of cases was 61520, including 267 active cases, 60446 recoveries and 807 fatalities.[4]

July 2021

  • As on 13 July, total number of cases in Chandigarh was 61844, including 77 active cases, 60958 recoveries and 809 deaths.[4]
  • As on 19 July, total number of cases is 61983, including 46 active cases, 61038 recoveries and 809 deaths.[4]

August 2021

  • As on 27 August, total number of cases in Chandigarh was 65058, including 42 active cases, 64230 recoveries and 812 deaths.[4]
  • As on 29 August, total number of cases was 65087, including 38 active cases, 64236 cures and 813 deaths.[4]

September 2021

  • As on 23 September, total number of cases in Chandigarh was 65201, including 44 active cases, 64338 recoveries and 819 deaths.[4]
  • As on 25 September, total number of cases in the UT was 65205, including 41 active cases, 64345 cures and 819 deaths.[4]

Oct to Dec 2021

  • As on 7 October, total number of cases in Chandigarh was 65252, including 41 active cases, 64391 recoveries and 820 deaths.[4]
  • As on 23 October, total number of cases was 65321, including 27 active cases, 64474 cures and 820 deaths.[4]
  • As on 2 November, total number of cases in the UT was 65351, including 36 active cases, 64495 recoveries and 820 fatalities.
  • As on 4 December, total number of cases in the UT was 65478, including 64 active cases, 64594 recoveries and 820 fatalities.[9] There hasn't been any Covid related death in Chandigarh in the last couple of months.
  • As on 29 December, total number of cases in the UT was 65796, including 100 active cases, 64617 recoveries and 1079 fatalities.[9]

Jan to Mar 2022

  • As on 10 January, total number of cases in Chandigarh is 68421, including 2364 active cases, 64977 cures and 1080 deaths.[9]
  • As on 15 January, total number of cases was 76270, including 8511 active cases, 66673 cures and 1086 deaths.[9]
  • As on 28 January, total number of cases in the UT was 88382, including 4647 active cases, 82623 recoveries and 1112 deaths.[9]
  • As on 11 February, total number of cases in the UT was 91209, including 728 active cases, 89332 recoveries and 1149 deaths.[9]

Statistics

COVID-19 pandemic in Chandigarh by district
District Total cases Recoveries Deaths Active cases
Total 61,984 61,146 811 27
Chandigarh 61,984 61,146 811 27
As of 2021-08-09[10]

Graphs

Total confirmed cases, active cases, recoveries and deaths

  Total confirmed cases      Active Cases      Recoveries      Deaths

Active cases

Daily new cases

Daily new recovered

Daily new deaths

'Note:'Sources: MOHFW.GOV.IN

COVID-19 Vaccines with Approval for Emergency or Conditional Usage

Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare, Dr. Harsh Vardhan visiting the GTB Hospital, Shahdara to review the preparedness of Dry Run of COVID-19 vaccine, in Delhi on January 02, 2021.

Covishield

On January 1, 2021, the Drug Controller General of India, approved the emergency or conditional use of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine AZD1222 (marketed as Covishield).[11] Covishield is developed by the University of Oxford and its spin-out company, Vaccitech.[12] It's a viral vector vaccine based on replication-deficient Adenovirus that causes cold in Chimpanzees. It can be stored, transported and handled at normal refrigerated conditions (two-eight degrees Celsius/ 36-46 degrees Fahrenheit). It has a shelf-life of at least six months.

On 12 January 2021 first batches of Covishield vaccine was despatched from the Serum Institute of India.[13]

Covaxin

On January 2, 2021, BBV152 (marketed as Covaxin), first indigenous vaccine, developed by Bharat Biotech in association with the Indian Council of Medical Research and National Institute of Virology received approval from the Drug Controller General of India for its emergency or conditional usage.[14]

On 14 January 2021 first batches of Covaxin vaccine was despatched from the Bharat Biotech, albeit it was still in the third phase of testing.[15]

Others

On 19 May 2021, Dr Reddy's Labs received Emergency Use Authorisation for anti-COVID drug 2-DG. [16]

On 21 October 2021, India completed administering of one billion Covid vaccines in the country.[17]

On 8 January 2022, India crossed 1.5 billion Covid vaccines milestone in the country.[18]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "23-yr-old woman tests positive, 1st coronavirus case in Chandigarh". The Economic Times. 19 March 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  2. ↑ "MoHFW - GOI". Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  3. ↑ "HT News". Hindustantimes. 21 May 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 "MoHFW-GOI". Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  5. ↑ "Chandigarh reports 38 COVID-19 cases; UT crosses 1,000-mark". The Tribune. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  6. ↑ "Chandigarh reports 4 deaths, 276 COVID-19 cases; city crosses 5,000-mark". The Tribune. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  7. ↑ "Chandigarh Covid tally crosses 10,000 mark in 186 days". Hindustan Times. 20 September 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  8. ↑ {{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/chandigarh/covid-cases-go-past-20-000-in-chandigarh-only-240-are-active/story-gqhfYlsKjfbBMFkSFug0ZM.html | title= Covid cases go past 20,000 in Chandigarh, only 240 are active | access-date=12 May 2021 |work= Hindustan Times}
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "COVID19 STATEWISE STATUS". MyGov.in. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  10. ↑ "COVID cases source". Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  11. ↑ "COVID-19 vaccine Covishield gets approval from DCGI's expert panel". The Hindu. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  12. ↑ "AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine authorised for emergency supply in the UK". AstraZeneca. AstraZeneca. 30 December 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  13. ↑ "Stand By, India: Serum Institute Sends Out Vaccines, 1st Batch In Delhi". NDTV. 12 January 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  14. ↑ "Expert panel recommends Bharat Biotech's Covaxin for restricted emergency use". News18. 2 January 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  15. ↑ "Covaxin delivery starts, 'full initial procurement allotted'". Indian Express. 14 January 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  16. ↑ "Dr Reddy's confirms Emergency Use Authorisation for anti-COVID drug 2-DG, says price not yet fixed". Moneycontol. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  17. ↑ "India scripts history, administers one billion Covid-19 vaccine doses". Hindustan Times. 21 October 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  18. ↑ "India crosses 1.5 bn Covid vaccine doses, Modi terms it 'significant milestone'". Hindustan Times. 9 January 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
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