two die, 138 test +ve in Hoshiarpur

Hoshiarpur: The district received reports of 1,616 samples on Thursday, out of which 138 cases were found Covid positive, taking the tally to 2,476. With the death of two patients, the toll rose to 72. Civil Surgeon Dr Jasbir Singh said of today’s cases, 76 are from Hoshiarpur city; 10 from Dasuya; nine each from Chakkowal and Harta Badla; six each from Posi, Bhunga; five each from Mukerian, Tanda; four from Paldi; two each from Garhshankar, Hajipur, Budhawar and Mand Mandher. Apart from this, there have been two Covid deaths including that of a 68-year-old woman of Gokal Nagar and a 66-year-old woman of Guru Nanak Avenue. Both died at a private hospital in Jalandhar. OC