No new case reported in Jalandhar district

Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, August 17

The health authorities reported no fresh Covid-19 case in the district in the last 24 hours. As per the Health Department, zero positive case was reported on Tuesday since the pandemic began.

With this, number of active cases dropped to 24. Six persons were discharged from the hospital after recovery and only five patients were there in different hospitals.

For the last two fortnights, the fatality rate has also declined as no Covid-19 related death was reported.

As many as 15,01,561 sample have been collected in the district so far. In the first and second wave 1,490 persons succumbed to the virus.

Three fresh cases surface

in Hoshiarpur district

The health authorities reported three fresh Covid-19 cases in the district on Tuesday. With this, the tally increased to 30,694. The health authorities reported no Covid-19 related death in the district. The toll remained at 980. As many as 29,687 people recovered from the virus while number of active cases stood at 27.