Four deaths, 52 new cases in Hoshiarpur

Our Correspondent

Hoshiarpur, September 1

The total number of deaths due to Covid-19 has increased to 49 with four more deaths on the second consecutive day in the district. The number of Covid-19 patients has increased to 1,590 with 52 new infections on Tuesday, of which 406 are active cases and 1,135 patients have cured.

Civil Surgeon Dr Jasvir Singh said of the 52 cases, 24 were from Hoshiarpur city, six from Harta Badla, two each from Mukerian, Tanda and Dasuya, four each from Bhunga and Chakkowal, One each from Garhshankar, Mand Mandher, Paldi and Posi and four from Budhawar.

Meanwhile, Gurbachan Singh (73), a resident of New Guru Nanak Nagar Hoshiarpur, died of Covid while undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Ludhiana. Similarly, 45-year-old Gyan Kaur died at Guru Nanak Medical College, Amritsar, while Talwandi Tanda resident Gurnam Singh (73) and Kamlesh (70) died at Military Hospital, Jalandhar.

The total number of samples taken in the district so far are 59,872 with 1,200 new samples taken from people with suspected flu-like symptoms. As per the reports received from the laboratory, 56,991 are negative, 1,325 reports are awaited and 80 samples are invalid.

Dr Singh said the facility has been provided in five urban health centres in the city and ESI hospital in Hoshiarpur, where residents of the city can get tested for free.