140 succumbed to virus in 15 days
Active cases cross 5,000-mark
BLURB: 12 deaths, 673 fresh cases reported on Sunday
Tribune News Service
Jalandhar, May 16
In the past 15 days, 140 patients have succumbed to Covid in the district. The number of active cases has crossed the 5,000-mark pushing the tally to 5,477.
A total of 12 persons died and 673 fresh cases were reported in the district on Sunday.
Out of the total deaths reported today, 41 were from other districts. With this, the toll has increased to 1,239.
Under the intensified RT-PCR testing drive, 9,92,927 samples have been collected in the district, out of which 53,622 people have tested positive so far, maximum number of cases has been reported this year.
Covid Round Up
New Cases- 673
New Deaths- 12
Total Deaths- 1,239
Total Cases- 53,622
Active Cases- 5,477
Discharged- 46,906
Sampe collected- 9,92,927
Total Negative- 8,80,034
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