1 death, 18 new positive cases in Hoshiarpur

n A 61-year-old man belonging to Dasuya subdivision died in Amritsar due to Covid-19, while 18 new cases were found positive in the district on Thursday.

n Civil Surgeon Dr Jasvir Singh said out of 18 positive cases, one case each was from Banjar Bagh locality in Hoshiarpur city, Manesar Toll Plaza Mukerian and area under Health Centre Mand Pandher; while two cases each from Chakkowal Health Centre, Bhunga Health Centre and Garhshankar. Eight cases were from Mukerian and one patient was an NRI from Muscat.

n With 289 samples taken on Thursday, the number of samples taken so far has reached 24,380. Of these, 22,813 samples were found negative, while the reports of 1,163 samples are awaited. As many as 43 samples have been found invalid.

n Two of the 14 cases found positive on Wednesday were related to Gurdaspur and Jalandhar and their reports have been sent to the said districts. The total number of positive cases in the district is 408, of which 174 are active. So far, 13 deaths have occurred due to the virus in the district. OC