(Chd,Pb)Punjab Losses Two More Lives to Covid 31 fresh Cases
31 people tested positive for the infection, bringing the number of cases to 1,762 in the state
The fresh fatalities pushed coronavirus-related death toll to 31 in Punjab. There are 1,574 active cases in the state
A 62-year-old COVID-19 positive man from Hoshiarpur died at the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) here, said a health official. The man was having respiratory problems
A 56-year-old COVID-19 patient died at a Ludhiana hospital
Among fresh cases reported on Saturday,
17 were in Jalandhar
, five in Fatehgarh Sahib,
four in Rupnagar,
two in Pathankot and
one each in Patiala, Kapurthala and Hoshiarpur
Five coronavirus patients from Jalandhar were discharged from hospital after recovering from the infection. So far, 157 COVID-19 patients have been discharged from hospitals in the state.
Holy City Amritsar continued to top the COVID-19 tally in the state with 287 cases, followed by
175 in Jalandhar,
157 in Tarn Taran,
125 in Ludhiana,
116 in Gurdaspur,
103 in SBS Nagar,
96 in Patiala,
95 in Mohali,
90 in Hoshiarpur,
88 in Sangrur,
65 in Muktsar,
56 in Moga,
45 in Faridkot,
43 in Ferozepur,
40 in Bathinda,
39 in Fazilka
, 29 in Pathankot,
28 in Fatehgarh Sahib,
24 in Kapurthala,
21 in Barnala,
20 each in Mansa and Rupnagar
A total of 39,462 samples have been collected in the state so far and 33,639 of them have come out negative and reports of 4,061 are still awaited.