Punjab on Tuesday reported 1,649 fresh coronavirus cases that took its infection tally to 7,45,129, while 37 more fatalities pushed the death toll to 17,292, according to a medical bulletin. Of the fresh cases, SAS Nagar reported 380, followed by 207 in Ludhiana, 144 in Amritsar, 116 in Jalandhar, the bulletin stated.
Among the deaths, eight were reported in Ludhiana, five in Hoshiarpur, four each in SAS Nagar and Amritsar, three each in Moga and Patiala, two each in FG Sahib and Jalandhar, one each in Gurdaspur, Faridkot, Mansa, Sangrur, Pathankot and Tarn Taran.
The number of active coronavirus cases in Punjab stands at 20,937, of which a total of 983 patients are on oxygen support, while 92 critical patients are on ventilator support, as per the bulletin. As many as 4247 more people recuperated from the infection, taking the total number of recoveries to 7,06,900, it added.
HARYANA REPORTS 2894 FRESH COVID-19 CASES, 15 DEATHS
Haryana’s coronavirus tally surged to 9,52, 426 on Tuesday with 2894 fresh infections, while the death toll climbed to 10,320 as 15 more people succumbed to the infection, according to a health department bulletin.
The worst-hit Gurgaon district reported 909 fresh cases, Faridabad 224, Panchkula 207 and Sonipat 191, the bulletin stated. Two deaths each were reported from Gurgaon, Panipat, Panchkula and Fatehabad and one each from Kaithal, Jhajjar, Kurukshetra, Yamunanagar, Ambala, Karnal and Hisar, it said.
156 COVID-19 CASES, 3 DEATHS IN CHANDIGARH
Chandigarh on Tuesday witnessed a substantial decrease in fresh Covid-19 cases, reporting 156 new cases and three deaths in the last 24 hours, a bulletin from the union territory’s administration showed. It further stated that the UT has 2844 active cases. The UT also recorded three fatalities—an 80-year-old fully vaccinated woman who had cardiac problems, a 72-year-old fully vaccinated man with Type-2 diabetes and hypertension, and a 75-years-old fully vaccinated man. The daily positivity rate fell to 5.41 per cent on Tuesday. The UT registered 537 recoveries on Tuesday.