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Patiala reports 193 more Covid cases; Thapar university turns new ‘hotspot’

District tally rises to 18,595



Tribune News Service

Patiala, March 14

The Covid situation in Patiala is continuously turning alarming as the district recorded 193 positive cases on Sunday.

With this addition of corona cases, the total count of positive cases in the district has risen to 18,595 since the outbreak started last year. Of the 193 positive cases, only 51 were the contacts of the past positive patients, while 142 were reported from Hospital OPDs. 

Meanwhile, seven more students of Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology were found Covid positive today. With these new cases, a total of 23 students have already tested positive over the past 48 hours in Thapar university. Notably, some hostels of the Thapar have already been declared a containment zone to stave off the spread of Covid.


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