19 succumb to virus, 152 new cases reported in dist

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, May 30

With 19 Covid deaths reported in Amritsar district on Sunday, the toll has increased to 1,450. The health authorities reported 152 new cases with which the total count has increased to 44,538.

The new cases include 86 influenza-like illness cases and 66 contacts of positive patients. The health authorities reported recovery of 300 patients with which the recovery count has increased to 39,794. At present, the district has a total of 3,294 active cases.

Those who fell prey to the virus include Kiran Sethi (58) of Batala Road, Santosh Mehra (74) of Green Avenue, Surdeep Singh (42) of Basant Avenue, Manjit Singh (74) of Sudarshan Nagar, Kuldeep Singh (61) of Dharar Village, Baljit Kaur (52) of Baba Bakala, Gurdial Singh (88) of Chheharta, Mangal Singh (65) of Kohali, Niranjan Singh (65) of Dolo Nangal Village, Harpal Kaur (72) of Rajasansi, Pawan Kumar (68) of Ram Nagar, Bhinder Kaur (60) of New Amritsar, Gajadhar (57) of Railway Colony, Jagir Chand (50) of Sultanwind village, Mohinder Pal (50) of Chowk Laxmansar, Lakhbir Singh (75) of Dashmesh Nagar, Vidhya Devi (71) of Tilak Nagar, Krishan Gopal (70) of Mohini Park and Mukhtar Singh (50) Chogawan village.

Additional Deputy Commissioner Randhir Singh Mudhal held a meet with Civil Surgeon Dr Charanjit Singh and other officials of the Health Department to review ‘Mission Fateh’ in rural areas.

Meanwhile, 1,877 persons were inoculated on Sunday as part of the ongoing Covid-19 vaccination drive. Health officials said 25,961 healthcare workers (HCWs), 49,369 frontline workers (FLWs), 2,07,887 residents above 45 years and 21,418 residents in the age group of 18-44 years have been partially vaccinated. Further, 15,068 HCWs, 17,559 FLWs and 40,011 residents above 45 years have been fully vaccinated.

Covid round up

New cases: 152

Total cases: 44,538

New deaths: 19

Total deaths: 1450

New recovery: 300

Total recovery: 39794

Active cases: 3294