78-year-old is district’s 67th fatality

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, July 26

The district reported the death of a septuagenarian from the walled city area due to Covid-19 on Sunday, taking the toll to 67. The deceased has been identified as 78-year-old Gobind Ram, a resident of Bazaar Bagghian in Katra Dullo locality. The health authorities stated that the patient had co-morbidities like hypertension and tuberculosis.

The district also reported 42 new positive cases in the last 24 hours. With the new cases, the total count has reached 1,533 in the district. The new cases include 25 influenza-like illness (ILI) cases and 17 contacts of positive patients.

The new cases include a Baba Bakala resident who had returned from Muscat (Oman) recently. One ILI case each was reported from Rambali Chowk, Shaheed Udham Singh Nagar, Ranjit Avenue, Kaliwala, Katra Dullo, Milaap Avenue, Gopal Nagar, railway station, Guru Bazaar, Housing Board Colony, Khand Wala, DR Enclave (Airport Road), Ganda Singh Colony, Shareefpura, New Kot Atma Ram, Uttam Nagar (Tarn Taran Road), Kot Bhagat Singh, Mehadipur, Sangatpura, Ajaibwali Village and Chand Avenue. Two residents from Sundar Nagar (Kot Khalsa) and three from Verka also tested positive.

Of the contact cases, one case each from the Central Jail, Chamrang Road, Kot Baba Deep Singh, New Amritsar and Chand Avenue; two cases each from Pawan Nagar, Shivala Colony and Baba Bakala; and three contact cases each from Mustafabad and the B-Division police station were reported.

Civil Surgeon Dr Navdeep Singh said 31 more patients had been discharged after recovery. He said a total of 1,151 patients had recovered so far. At present, the district had a total of 315 active cases, he said.

One death in Tarn Taran

Tarn Taran: The district reported the death of a person due to the Covid-19 in a hospital here on Sunday. The death toll has reached six in the district. The victim, identified as 75-year-old Gulzar Singh of Maniala Jai Singh village, was admitted to the local Civil Hospital on Saturday. The body was cremated following all protocols at his native village.

Civil Surgeon Anoop Kumar said 13 new cases had been reported in the district. The tally of positive cases had climbed to 53. A 37-year-old son of an SGPC member who had returned from the US recently and two policemen were among the new cases. — OC