473 infections take tally to 1.28L

Chandigarh, October 19

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The downswing in the daily Covid count continues, with the state having reported 473 cases and 17 deaths in the last 24 hours.

The tally has risen to 1,28,103 and toll has reached 4,029. In the district-wise breakup of cases, Hoshiarpur topped the chart with 97 cases, followed by Jalandhar (51), SAS Nagar (42), Ludhiana and Amritsar (28 each), Gurdaspur (25), Patiala and Bathinda (24 each).

The number of active Covid cases has further declined to 5,307. At present, 117 patients are on oxygen support and 27 on ventilator support. Of the deaths reported, Amritsar and SBS Nagar have topped the chart with three deaths each, followed by Gurdaspur, SAS Nagar, Pathankot and Patiala (two each), and Bathinda, Ferozpur and Ludhiana (one each). — TNS