Punjab on Saturday reported 20 more deaths due to the coronavirus which pushed the toll to 5189, while 439 fresh cases took the infection count to 1,62,705 in the State, according to a medical bulletin.
Four deaths were reported from Jalandhar, three each from Hoshiarpur, SAS Nagar, two each from Amritsar, Patiala, SBS Nagar, one each from Bathinda, Gurudaspur, Muktsar, Ropar, it said.
There are 5837 active COVID-19 cases in the state, as of now, as per the bulletin. Ludhiana reported 63 new cases, Mohali 60 and Amritsar 40, among fresh cases witnessed in the state, it said.
The bulletin said that a total of 560 coronavirus patients were discharged after recovery, taking the number of cured persons to 1,51,679 in Punjab. Twelve critical patients are on ventilator support while 93 are on oxygen support, the bulletin said. A total of 36,59,116 samples have been collected for testing so far in the state, it said.
1 DEATH, 65 FRESH CASES IN CHANDIGARH
Chandigarh on Saturday reported 65 new coronavirus cases, taking the infection count to 19,044 in the Union Territory, according to a medical bulletin. There are 494 active cases as of now, it said.
With one death reported due to the infection from the city on Saturday, the toll stands at 306, the bulletin said. A total of 105 patients were discharged after they recovered from the infection, taking the number of cured persons to 18,244. It said that a total of 1,67,704 samples have been taken for testing so far and of them, 1,47,795 tested negative while reports of 139 samples are awaited.