Punjab on Wednesday reported a record 25 Covid-19 deaths — highest ever in a single day, pushing the state’s total casualties to 361. With no let up in the number of fresh infections, the state reported 568 positive cases in the past 24 hours, taking the infection tally in the State to 14,946.
Maximum 10 deaths were reported from Jalandhar, followed by nine from Ludhiana, three from Amritsar, two from Gurdaspur, and one from Patiala.
Ludhiana, for the fourth consecutive day, reported the highest 95 fresh cases and nine deaths, taking the district to the top spot in total positive cases, at 2819, and total deaths, at 79.
The month of July has witnessed a steady rise in the state's COVID-19 cases with about 62 per cent of the state's coronavirus cases were recorded in this month alone, besides 60 per cent of the total deaths also reported in the ongoing month.
Besides 95 cases in Ludhiana, 86 were found positive in Patiala, followed by 77 in Amritsar, 45 in Jalandhar, 35 each in Gurdaspur and Barnala, 31 each in Fatehgarh Sahib and Mohali, 30 in Sangrur, 21 in Tarn Taran, 15 in Pathankot, 13 in Moga, 11 in Rupnagar, nine each in Faridkot and Fazilka, seven each in Kapurthala and Muktsar, five in SBS Nagar, four in Ferozepur, and one each in Hoshiarpur and Bathinda.
Among the fresh cases, 191 fresh cases have the contact history while 16 have the travel history to other states or countries.