DW BUREAU / chandigrah Chandigarh reported 87 new positive cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, taking the tally of confirmed positive cases to 22,589 .One more death due to COVID-19 has also been reported in the city which took the death toll due to COVID-19 to 357 . At present, there are 816 active cases in the city. The new cases have also been reported from Sectors 2, 5, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, and 40. A total of 48 patients have been discharged taking the tally of cured patients to 21,416 in the city. Panchkula reported 55 new positive cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday. The new cases took the tally to 11,155. At present, there are 310 active cases in the district. The new cases have also been reported from Amravati Enclave, CRPF, Kalka and MDC-5. A total of10,696 patients have been discharged in the district after they successfully recovered from the infection. Mohali reported 149 new positive cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday. The new cases have taken the tally of confirmed positive cases to 21188 with 1012 active cases reported. One more patient succumbed to the infection in the district. The new cases have also been reported from Banur, Dhakoli and Kurali. A total of 60 patients have been discharged taking the tally of recovered patients to 19,784in the district. Till date, 392deaths due to COVID-19 have been reported in the district. India's COVID-19 tally rose to 1,12,62,707 with 17,921 fresh cases being reported in a day, while the recoveries surpassed 1.09 crore, the Union Health Ministry said on Wednesday. The death toll increased to 1,58,063 with 133 new fatalities, according to the ministry data updated at 8 am. The number of active cases reduced to 1,84,598 which now comprises 1.64 per cent of the infection count. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 1,09,20,046, which translates to a national COVID-19 recovery rate of 96.96 per cent, while the case fatality rate stands at 1.40 per cent, the data stated. India's COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7; 30 lakh on August 23; 40 lakh on September 5 and 50 lakh on September 16. It went past 60 lakh on September 28; 70 lakh on October 11. (editor@dailyworld.in)