Five more persons tested positive for coronavirus in Chandigarh on Monday, taking the total count of confirmed cases to 13 in the Union Territory, said officials.
Among the fresh COVID-19 infected cases were those of a NRI couple who had recently returned from Canada, official said here.
A 32-year-old non-resident Indian and his wife of the same age have been admitted to isolation ward of the Government Medical College & Hospital and they have tested positive for coronavirus, official said.
Besides the couple, three other persons who contracted coronavirus were primary contacts of a COVID-19 patient, official added.
All of them have been admitted to the GMCH at sector 32 here, they said.
Published 30 March 2020, 13:24 IST