Tribune News Service
Amritsar, September 26
The district death toll due to Covid-19 increased to 352, with five more persons losing their lives on Saturday. The deceased have been identified Satinderjit Singh (63) of Naag Khurd village; Sania (33) of Kot Mangal Singh area on Tarn Taran Road; Gurinder Kaur (45) of Rasoolpur village; Gaurav Bahri of B-Block Ranjit Avenue; and Kishan Chand (84) of Mohindra Colony here.
The district also reported 139 new cases in the past 24 hours. The new cases included 92 persons with influenza-like illness and 47 contacts of Covid patients. The total count of positive cases in the district has reached 9,377. The health authorities reported 229 recoveries, taking the total recovery count to 7,540. The number of active cases stands at 1,485.
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