Tribune News Service
Jalandhar, July 30
With 62 fresh Covid-19 cases, the district tally reached 2,227 on Thursday. Those who lost the battle against Covid include a 90-year-old resident of Bhargo Camp, who died at the Civil Hospital, and a 76-year-old man, who died in Adampur. With this, the tally of the deceased in the district has reached 52.
The death tally has increased by 12 patients in the last four days. A doctor was reported positive from a Jalandhar-based apartment building, while other areas from where cases have been reported include Abadpura, Kotli village, New Hargobind Nagar, Adampur, Nijatam Nagar, ITBP, Lajpat Nagar, PAP, Kang Sabo, Phillaur, Jagatpura and Sangat Singh Nagar among others.
Two die in Hoshiarpur
With two more patients losing their lives to Covid-19 on Thursday, the death count has risen to 16 in the district. Civil Surgeon Dr Jasvir Singh said 95-year-old Kamaljeet Kaur of Bhatrana village in the district died of the virus at Fortis Hospital, Mohali, while Roop Lal (72), of Kattowal village died at Patel Hospital, Jalandhar. He said samples of 452 persons with suspected flu-like symptoms were taken on Thursday. So far, samples of 28,162 persons have been sent for examination, of which 26,205 were negative, while reports of 1,404 samples are awaited. — OC
Jalandhar Round-Up
Samples collected 43,385
Negative 39,630
Positive 2,227
Active 474
Positive results
of repeat samples 87
Discharged 1,701
Deceased 52
Sample inappropriate 339
Results awaited 1,017
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