11 more lose Covid battle, 279 new cases in Jalandhar district

Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, September 18

The district reported the death of 11 persons due to Covid-19 taking the toll to 301 on Friday. Besides, with as many as 279 positive cases, the district tally has reached 10,931. While a total of 312 samples tested positive in Jalandhar today, of these after excluding those from other districts the total positive cases stood at 279.

The deceased have been identified as: a 75-year-old man from New Kartar Nagar who died at a private hospital in Jalandhar; a 64-year-old woman from Model House who died at a private hospital in Kapurthala; a 54-year-old woman from Himachal Colony who died at a private hospital in Jalandhar; a 51-year-old woman from Shivraj Nagar who died at a private hospital in Jalandhar; a 85-year-old woman from New Vijay Nagar who died at the Civil Hospital in Jalandhar; a 25-year-old man, who was a diabetic, from Nurmahal who died at the Civil Hospital in Jalandhar; an 84-year-old man from Phillaur who died at DMC, Ludhiana; a 57-year-old man from Phillaur who died at a private hospital in Ludhiana; a 55-year-old man from New Aman Nagar who died at a private hospital in Jalandhar.

4 die, 99 new cases in Kapurthala

The district reported the death of four persons on Friday. Besides, 99 new positive cases were reported in the district. The deceased included a 77-year-old man who died at a private hospital in Jalandhar; a 75-year-old woman from Satnampura who died at a private hospital in Jalandhar; a 62-year-old woman from Masjid Khera, Phagwara, who died at the Civil Hospital in Jalandhar; and a 77-year-old man from Jairampur who died at a private hospital in Jalandhar.

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