13 more infected with novel coronavirus in Chandigarh; cases rise to 115

Thirteen people, including a four-year-old girl, tested positive for the novel coronavirus on Tuesday in Chandigarh, taking the total count to 115 in the Union Territory, according to a medical bulletin.

Ten people who were infected were residents of the Bapu Dham colony which is the worst affected area of the city.

Two residents of Dhanas and one of sector 30 also contracted the infection, as per the bulletin.

Twenty-one coronavirus patients have been discharged from hospitals after they recovered, it said