197 +ve in Jalandhar

As many as 197 persons tested positive for Covid in the district on Thursday, taking the tally to 5,886. With two more deaths, the death toll reached 147. Many bank officials among other residents tested positive for the virus on Thursday. In Kapurthala, two Covid patients died and 37 tested positive. The deceased include a 55-year-old woman from Dayalpur village admitted to Civil Hospital, Jalandhar, and later shifted to GMC, Amritsar. She had diabetes. The second deceased was a woman (55)from Jabbowal admitted to a private hospital in Jalandhar. She had history of cancer. TNS2 deaths in HoshiarpurThe district received 103 new positive cases on Thursday, taking the tally to 1,327. With two more deaths, the toll reached 35. Civil Surgeon Dr Jasvir Singh said 1,100 persons with suspected flu-like symptoms were tested. Out of 103 cases found positive on Thursday, 46 are from Hoshiarpur city, two from Hajipur, three from Budhawar, 13 from Mukerian, four from Harta Badla, nine from Tanda, nine from Dasuya, four from Chakkowal, five from Talwara, one from Garhshankar 1 and seven from other districts. A 60-year-old Jalalpur resident died at the Military Hospital, Jalandhar, while Sudha Singh (76) of Garhshankar died in Mohali. OC