Nine succumb, 329 cases surface in dist

Strap: Authorities inoculate a total of 8,013 beneficiaries on Friday

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, April 9

The health authorities reported nine Covid-19 related deaths in the district on Friday. With this, the death toll increased to 747. The health authorities also reported 329 new cases with which the total count reached 23,634 in the district.

The deceased have been identified as Parkash Kaur (58), of Bhilowal village; Balbir Kaur (54), of Jagdambey Colony; Malook Singh (82), of Ajnala Military Hospital; Balwinder Singh (37), of Gaggomahal village; Umed (50), of Parkash Vihar; Harjinder Kaur (50), of Ajnala; Davinder Kumar (78), of Kartar Nagar, Chheharta; Bimla Devi (58), Baba Bakala and Surjit Kaur (90), of Sunny enclave.

The new cases included 231 influenza-like illness cases and 98 contacts of positive patients.

Meanwhile, with recovery of 357 patients, the recovery count has increased to 19,768. At present, the district has a total of 3,119 active cases.

The health authorities vaccinated 8,013 beneficiaries today.