With over 900 positive Covid-19 cases, Punjab on Saturday reported the State’s biggest single-day spike yet as the State’s Covid tally went past 17,000.
The State reported 944 new coronavirus cases and 19 new deaths, taking the state tally to stand at 17,063 with 405 deaths, the bulletin of the Health department said..
This spike in cases is because of an increase in coronavirus cases in most districts. All 22 districts of Punjab reported Covid-19 cases on Saturday, and, except for three districts — Mukstar, Faridkot and SBS Nagar — all reported infections in double digits.
Ludhiana continued to lead Punjab’s districts in Covid-19 cases with 166 new infections. Jalandhar followed closely with 162. Gurdaspur also recorded a high number of infections, reporting 89 new cases---the third highest number of cases on Saturday. Bathinda (76), Patiala (66), Sangrur (37), Amritsar (49), SAS Nagar (34), Hoshiarpur (14), Ferozepur (48), Pathankot (19), Tarn Taran (14), Fatehgarh Sahib (21), Moga (16), Fazilka (37), Kapurthala (35), Ropar (14), Barnala (26), Mansa (14), SBS Nagar (3), Faridkot (2) and Muktsar (4) all reported new cases.
Eight districts reported deaths. Ludhiana continued to lead the death count, reporting 10 new deaths. Amritsar (2), Kapurthala (1), SAS Nagar (1), Muktsar (1), Jalandhar (1), Sangrur (1) and Baranala (1) also reported COVID-19 deaths in the last 24 hours. Besides, 145 patients are on oxygen support and 13 are on ventilator.
Punjab’s district-wise breakup of cases is Ludhiana (3377), Jalandhar (2411), Amritsar (1911), Patiala (1785), Sangrur (1093), SAS Nagar (875), Gurdaspur (594), Hoshiarpur (546), Ferozepur (458), Bathinda (425), Pathankot (420), Tarn Taran (373), Fatehgarh Sahib (369), Moga (343), SBS Nagar (316), Fazilka (303), Faridkot (294), Kapurthala (291), Ropar (265), Muktsar (239), Barnala (249) and Mansa (126).
The death toll stands at Ludhiana (99), Jalandhar (54), Amritsar (80), Patiala (28), Sangrur (28), SAS Nagar (15), Hoshiarpur (15), Gurdaspur (18), Ferozepur (6), Pathankot (12), Tarn Taran (10), Bathinda (5), Fatehgarh Sahib (2), Moga (5), SBS Nagar (3), Fazilka (1), Kapurthala (12), Ropar (4), Muktsar (2), and Barnala (6).
Five districts with over 1,000 cases — Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Amritsar, Patiala, Sangrur — account for 61 per cent of Punjab’s cases.
HARYANA TALLY SOARS TO 35,758 WITH 793 NEW CASES
With 793 people testing positive for coronavirus infection in a day, Haryana’s Covid-19 tally climbed to 35, 758 on Saturday, while the recoveries mounted to 29,080.
The State’s death toll rose to 428 with seven fatalities being recorded in a day on Saturday.
The State, however, has witnessed a positive trend as far as recoveries are concerned. The state has recorded a recovery rate of 81.32 per cent so far and a total of 29,080 Covid-19 patients have recovered in the State till date. The doubling rate of cases improved to 25 days on Saturday evening.
The number of tests so far crossed the 6.28 lakh mark on Saturday, with 24,805 tests per million. The fatality rate was at 1.20 per cent. According to a Health department bulletin, three fatalities were reported in Faridabad while two in Kurukshetra and one each Gurugram and Panipat.
Meanwhile, Faridabad continued to report the highest number of cases as the district saw 175 fresh infections followed by Gurugram where 99 people were tested positive. Other districts where new cases were recorded include Ambala (83), Rohtak (34), Sonepat (1), Karnal (28), Panchkula (38), Rewari (85), Hisar (27), Panipat (93), Palwal (15), Kaithal (13), Fatehabad (17). There were 6250 active cases in the State while 853 patients got recovered or discharged in the last 24 hours from different hospitals of the State.
3 MORE DEATHS IN CHANDIGARH TOLL CLIMBS TO 18
Chandigarh on Saturday registered three more deaths from Covid-19, taking the union territory’s death tally to 18.
With 28 fresh cases, the Covid-19 tally in Union Territory reached 1079 on Saturday. The number of tests so far crossed the 14, 239 mark and a total of 683 Covid-19 patients have recovered till date.
According to a medical bulletin, a 55-year-old woman from Kishangarh died at Covid Hospital in Sector 48. She was diabetic and showed signs of acute respiratory distress five days ago. Two other people who died were both over 70 — one was a 75-year-old woman from Sector 37 who died at Mohali’s Ivy hospital. She tested positive on July 30. She was diabetic and had hypertension and airway disease. The bulletin said she has two family contacts and a domestic help. Reports of all three are still awaited.
The third case was a 96-year-old man who died at GMCH-32. He had a paralytic attack a year and a half ago, and has been bedridden since. He tested positive on Friday evening and has four family contacts. The UT has 378 active cases. The total of samples of Chandigarh whose result is awaited is 67, bulletin stated.