Hoshiarpur reports 3 deaths, 925 cases

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Hoshiarpur, June 3

The district reported three more Covid fatalities on Thursday, taking the death toll to 925, while 154 new cases pushed the infection tally in the district to 26,926.

Civil Surgeon Dr Ranjit Singh said the reports of 4,029 samples were received and of them, 148 patients were from the district, while six patients were reported from other districts. The number of active cases is 1,395, while 26,606 patients have recovered. The deceased have been identified as a 50-year-old man of Nadalon village, a 63-year-old man of Bhungarni village and a 44-year-old patient of Arjun Colony Dasuya.

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23 villages achieve 100% vax target

Under the Corona-Free Village Drive launched by Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh to ensure 100 per cent immunisation in villages, 100 per cent immunisation has been ensured in 23 villages of the district so far.

Deputy Commissioner Apneet Riyait said vaccination and testing camps were being organised in the villages and the campaign was being made a success in collaboration with the village panchayats.

The DC said a total of 3,77,790 beneficiaries had been vaccinated in the district by last evening. She said 100 per cent vaccination had been done in Hajipur block’s Chakriyal, Nathuwal, Gawalchak, Pralian, Rauli and Sheikh Matta villages. The villages of Ramgarh and Sadani in Bholkalota, CHC, Beata of Kamahi Devi, Nawan Jattpur village of Harta Badla Block along with Tharoli, Ram Colony Camp, Poonga and Poonj. Deolwal village of Bhunga, Nazarpur and Rawalpindi village of Posi Block, Badowal village of Paldi Block, Safdarpur village of Mand Pandher Block, Makhowal and Mughalpura and Chandpur Sarhala villages of Chakkowal Block.