Three persons lose Covid battle, dist toll climbs to 153

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, August 29

With three more patients losing their life to Covid-19, the toll due to the disease in the district reached 153 on Saturday. The health authorities also reported 117 new cases, taking the total count to 3,808. With 2,986 recoveries, the district had 669 active cases on Saturday.

The deceased have been identified as Surjit Singh, a 67-year-old resident of Partap Nagar; Nathu Ram, a 53-year-old from Patalpuri Waryam Nangal village and Kulwant Kaur, a 75-year-old resident of Inderjit Colony on 100-Foot-Road.

Of the new cases, 78 are persons with influenza-like illness (ILI) cases and 39 are contacts of positive cases. The ILI cases include three patients from Baba Bakala, two cases each from Ghannupur Kale, New Amritsar area, Bhagtanwala and Nangli and one case each from Gate Hakeema, Katra Khajana, Laxmi Vihar, Guru Ramdas Avenue, Tarsikka, Majitha, Baba Sawan Singh Nagar, Rajinder Nagar, Chattiwind, Ibrahimpura (Ajnala), Decent Avenue (Majitha Road), Ramdas, Kot Khalsa, Guru Nanak Nagar (Chheharta), Gate Khajana, Sadhirpur, Sardar Avenue (Majitha Road), Guru Tegh Bahadur Nagar, Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar, Kangra Colony, Sarhala Kalan, Ram Bagh, Gopal Nagar, Sandhu Colony, Naraingarh, Waryam Singh Colony, Mehta Road, Bhakna Kalan, Ranjitpura Chehharta, Islamabad, Mullechak, Ranjit Avenue, Mahania Kohara, Sandhu Colony, Batala Road, Guru Nanak Wara, Tungpai, Naushehra (Majitha Road), Kashmir Avenue, Guru Amardas Colony in Naraingarh, Gwal Mandi, Putlighar, PSPCL office on Batala Road, Rattan Singh Chowk, New Partap Nagar, Housing Board Colony (Ranjit Avenue), Daburji, Sant Avenue, Dhulka, Parvati Devi Hospital, New Shaheed Udham Singh Nagar, Loharka, Khabbe Rajputtan, Jaura Fatak, Ujjagar Nagar (Sultaniwnd) and Inderpuri (Kot Khalsa).

Seven contact cases were reported from BSF battalion posted at Khasa and three cases each from Block A and B of Ranjit Avenue, two cases each from Bazar Gujjra, Tehsilpura, Toba Bhai Salo, Green Avenue, Raghunath Pura, Cantonment area, Sadar Bazaar, New Amritsar, Lahori Gate, Bibeksar and Nwa Pind and one each from Traffic Control Room and SGRD Hospital.

District round-up

New cases 117

Total cases 3,808

Deaths 153

Recoveries 2,986

Active cases 669