Having a case fatality rate of 3.15 percent — highest in the country, Punjab’s death toll is inching closer to 5000-mark. With 16 more succumbing to the deadly contagion in the past 24 hours, the state’s death toll from COVID-19 rose to 4,980, while 617 fresh cases pushed the infection tally to 1,57,928 on Wednesday.
As per the state health bulletin, six new deaths were reported from Jalandhar; two each from Mohali and Tarn Taran; and one each from Barnala, Ludhiana, Pathankot, Patiala, Rupnagar and Sangrur.
There are 7,325 active COVID-19 cases in the state, as of now—accounting for 4.64 percent.
Among districts, Mohali reported highest 125 fresh cases, followed by 70 in Jalandhar and 64 in Amritsar.
A total of 530 patients were discharged after recovering from the infection, taking the recovery count to 1,45,623 at the recovery rate of 92.21 percent.
Twenty-two critical COVID-19 patients are on ventilator support while 155 are on oxygen support, the bulletin said.
A total of 34,23,632 samples have been collected for COVID-19 testing so far in the state, it said.
HARYANA REGISTERS 26 MORE COVID-19 DEATHS, 1400 FRESH CASES
Twenty-six more people succumbed to the novel coronavirus in Haryana, bringing the death toll to 2,650, while 1,400 fresh cases raised the State's infection tally to 2,48,079 on Wednesday.
As per the state health department's daily bulletin, the new fatalities included eight from Faridabad, five from Hisar, three each from Jhajjar, Gurugram, two each from Rohtak, Fatehabad and one each from Bhiwani, Ambala and Sonepat districts.
Among the districts which reported a big spike in fresh COVID-19 cases included Gurugram (436) and Faridabad (218).
Haryana has 11,733 active cases of the novel coronavirus and a recovery rate of 94.20 percent.
83 FRESH CASES, ONE DEATH RECORDED IN CHANDIGARH
Chandigarh on Wednesday reported 83 fresh coronavirus cases, taking the infection count to 18,322, while one more death pushed the toll to 297. The city has 897 active COVID-19 cases, according to a medical bulletin.
A total of 147 patients were discharged after they recovered from the infection, taking the number of cured persons to 17,128, the bulletin said. As many as 1,55,643 samples have been taken for testing so far and of them, 1,36,480 tested negative while reports of 156 samples were awaited, as per the bulletin.