Punjab on Saturday lost 31 people to Covid-19 as it reported 3,325 fresh cases taking the overall infection tally to 7,38,405.
As per the daily medical bulletin said, the deaths were reported from several districts including five in SAS Nagar, four each in Amritsar and Bathinda; three in Jalandhar; two in Gurdaspur; one each in Faridkot, Fatehgarh Sahib, Hoshiarpur, Mansa, SBS Nagar and Moga. So far, the state has lost 17,190 lives to the infection.
Of the fresh cases, 605 cases were reported in Mohali, followed by 387 reported in Ludhiana and 301 reported in Amritsar. A total of 1107 patients are on oxygen support while 99 critical patients are on ventilator support, the bulletin said. A total of 6805 people recovered from the infection in last one day, taking the number of those who have recovered to 6,91,749, the bulletin said.
HARYANA REPORTS 13 COVID-19 DEATHS, 4445 FRESH CASES
Haryana on Saturday reported 13 Covid-19 related deaths with addition of 4445 fresh cases, an official bulletin said. With the latest numbers, the state’s overall Covid case tally was pushed to 9,42,051. So far, 10,269 people have died from the infection in the state. Gurugram district emerged as the worst-hit with 1338 cases, followed by Faridabad, Sonipat, and Panchkula, which reported 475, 274, 242 cases, respectively. The fatalities included three deaths from Gurugram, two each from Kurukshetra, Karnal, Yamunanagar, one each from Panipat, Faridabad, Hisar and Ambala districts, as per the bulletin. The total active Covid cases in the state were 30,197.
321 FRESH COVID-19 CASES, 3 DEATHS IN CHANDIGARH
Chandigarh on Saturday recorded 321 new Covid-19 cases and 3 deaths, a media bulletin said. As many as 1146 patients were discharged. The total number of active cases now stands at 3,819 while the number of deaths rose to 1115. The positivity rate today was reported at 7.36 per cent, according to the UT medical bulletin.