Jalandhar sees 8 Covid deaths, 254 new cases
Tribune News Service
Jalandhar, May 29
With 254 persons testing positive on Saturday, the district tally reached 59,649. Not only this, eight Covid deaths were also reported, taking the toll in the district to 1,367. As many as 54,521 persons have recovered from Covid in the district, while the number of active cases is 3,761.
3 die, 72 +ve in Kapurthala
Kapurthala reported 72 positive cases, taking the tally of positive cases to 16,462. Three people also succumbed to the virus in the district, taking the toll to 471. The deceased include a 57-year-old woman from Ibrahimwal village, a 60-year-old woman and a 42-year-old man from Phagwara.
3 fall prey to virus, 47 +ve in Nawanshahr
The district health authorities reported 47 positive cases on Saturday and three fatalities due to the infection. Balachaur and Muzaffarpur areas reported 14 cases each. Rahon and Banga had no case. Just one positive case was reported from Nawanshahr town. Among those who lost their lives on Saturday are two persons aged 38 and 55 from Muzaffarpur block and a 65-year-old from Saroya block. The total number of positive cases in the district now stands at 10,984 and 322 residents have lost their lives to the infection in the last 14 months. The total number of active cases of the district stands at 484.
2 succumb to virus, 122 +ve in Hoshiarpur
With 122 persons testing positive for Covid, the district tally reached 26,348 on Saturday. Two deaths were also reported, taking the toll to 406 in the district.
Civil Surgeon Dr Ranjit Singh Ghotra said the number of active cases is 1,620, while the number of patients who have recovered is 25,701. On Saturday, six patients were reported from other districts, while 116 were from other health blocks.
The total number of Covid-19 samples taken till date is 5,64,354, of which, 5,34,386 tested negative, while 4,994 reports were still awaited and 446 samples were invalid. Among the dead were a 67-year-old New Nangal village resident and a 68-year-old Sahri village resident, who died at a private hospital in Hoshiarpur. — OC
