Covid19: Two more deaths in Amritsar
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, June 19
The state today recorded the highest single-day death toll of nine. The number of fresh Covid-19 positive cases too was high at 217.
Amritsar and Jalandhar recorded two deaths each, while one death each was reported from Moga, Barnala, Sangrur, Patiala and Tarn Taran. With 217 cases, the tally rose to 3,832 (1,104 are active cases).
A media bulletin said Amritsar had 733 confirmed cases and 30 deaths. Jalandhar, with 79 new cases, now has the same number of positive cases as Ludhiana – 489. The number of Covid-19 deaths in Jalandhar are 14 and those in Ludhiana are 13.
The health authorities in Amritsar claimed four deaths, including one of a 107-year-old due to Covid-19, besides 42 fresh cases. The deceased have been identified as Kamal Kishore (68) of Katra Khazana area, Sawarn Singh (107), a resident of a locality near Golden Temple, Sharanjit Kaur (53) of Uttam Nagar on the Sultanwind road and Pappu (64), a resident of Suraj Wali Gali. Of the 42 positive cases, 27 had influenza-like illness and 15 were contacts of positive patients.
