12 more COVID-19 deaths in Punjab, toll up to 4,072
Infection tally reaches 1,29,693 with 617 new coronavirus cases; recoveries stand at 1,21,155
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Chandigarh, October 22
The COVID-19 death toll in Punjab rose to 4,072 on Thursday with 12 more fatalities, while 617 fresh cases took the infection tally to 1,29,693, according to a medical bulletin.
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Three deaths were reported from Hoshiarpur, two each from Mohali, Ferozepur and Rupnagar and one each from Amritsar, Jalandhar and Gurdaspur, said the bulletin.
The places which reported new coronavirus cases include Hoshiarpur (94), Jalandhar (82) and Mohali (57).
There are 4,466 active COVID-19 cases in the state, as of now, according to the bulletin.
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A total of 935 coronavirus patients were discharged after recovering from infection, taking the number of cured persons to 1,21,155.
Forty-seven critical patients are on ventilator support, while 103 are on oxygen support, the bulletin added.
A total of 24,09,686 samples have been collected for testing so far in the state. PTI
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