76 more succumb to infection, count mounts to 1,05,220 in Punjab

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, September 24

With 1,793 fresh cases and 76 deaths, the state Covid count reached 1,05,220 on Thursday.

The total number of causalities stands at 3,066. There are 20,679 active cases in the state and 81,475 patients have recovered. Besides, 443 patients are on oxygen and 76 on ventilator.

In the district-wise breakup of new cases, Ludhiana topped the chart with 206 cases, followed by Jalandhar (188), SAS Nagar (169), Bathinda (158), Amritsar (146), Patiala (135), Hoshiarpur (108) and Gurdaspur (104).

In terms of fatalities, SAS Nagar topped the state with nine deaths, followed by Bathinda, Jalandhar and Kapurthala, which recorded eight deaths each. Ludhiana reported seven deaths.