13 fatalities, 586 fresh cases reported in dist

Tribune News Service

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Jalandhar, May 17

The district reported 586 fresh cases and 13 fatalities due to Covid on Monday. Of the total number of persons who tested positive for the virus today, 43 belonged to other districts.

With the total number of deaths reported today, the death toll has increased to 1,252. In the past 17 days, as many as 165 patients have succumbed to the virus. The caseload of active cases also stayed above the 5000-mark at 5,400.

Under the intensified RT-PCR testing drive, 9,96,354 samples have been collected in the district, out of which 54,208 people have tested positive for the virus so far, the maximum number of which have been reported this year only.

Covid Round Up

New Cases- 586

New Deaths- 13

Total Deaths- 1,253

Total Cases- 54,208

Active Cases- 5,400

Discharged- 47,556

Sampe collected- 9,96,354

Total Negative- 8,84,723