At 3,176 cases, Punjab sees steepest spike so far

Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, March 26

Punjab is on tenterhooks as the surge in Covid positive cases continues, with the state surpassing the 3,000 threshold in a single day. This is the highest single-day spike ever during the course of the pandemic.

The number of deaths, too, remained the highest today at 59, with 14 persons each losing their lives in Jalandhar and Hoshiarpur.

59 more succumb

• The number of deaths remained the highest at 59 on Friday, with 14 persons each losing their lives in Jalandhar and Hoshiarpur
• The previous highest daily case spike was last seen on September 17 last year, when 2,896 cases were reported in the first wave

As many as 3,176 cases were reported today, which is the highest single-day spike seen in the state since the pandemic began. The peak in the first wave of the pandemic was on September 17 last year when 2,896 cases were reported. A study conducted by Ludhiana-based CMC had warned that the total Covid cases in the state would cross 3,000 by the end of this week.

Doaba continued to report the highest number of cases and adding over 1,000 cases to the state’s tally. The three districts in the region — Jalandhar, Kapurthala and Hoshiarpur — have reported 494, 327 and 202 cases, respectively. Other than the 14 deaths each reported in Jalandhar and Hoshiarpur, four casualties were also reported in Kapurthala. As many as 92 cases were reported in Nawanshahr today and four persons lost their lives after battling the viral disease.

Ludhiana, Mohali and Amritsar, too, continued to add numbers to the state’s tally. As many as 409 cases were reported in Mohali, 394 in Ludhiana and 304 in Amritsar. Five persons died of the contagion in Ludhiana, four in Amritsar and one in Mohali.