As the State’s death toll due to novel coronavirus on Friday surpassed the 1300 mark with 51 deaths reported in the span of 24 hours, the state’s COVID-19 tally is just short of breaching the 50,000 figure. The state on Friday reported 1,555 fresh cases, pushing the tally to 49,378 with 1309 deaths.
Punjab’s death toll has seen a rise in August from 386 deaths at the end of July registering 71 percent of state’s total deaths. Similarly, the cases have also witnessed a spike in August by reporting 67 percent of the state’s total infections, from the tally standing at 16,119 on July 31.
Sixteen of Punjab’s 22 districts now have over 1,000 cases, with Ludhiana alone accounting for over 20 percent of the state’s total cases. Jalandhar reported the highest number of cases at 211.