Punjab reported 528 fresh Covid cases and 20 deaths over the past 24 hours. - File photo
Chandigarh, October 28
The state reported 528 fresh Covid cases and 20 deaths over the past 24 hours. With this, the total number of cases in the state has gone up to 1,32,623, while 4,158 persons have died due to the virus.
SAS Nagar topped the chart with 73 fresh cases, followed by Jalandhar (67), Bathinda (53), Amritsar (42), Patiala (38) and Ludhiana (38).
The number of active cases in the state is now 4,239. Amritsar reported five deaths over the past 24 hours, followed by Jalandhar (three), Ludhiana, SAS Nagar and Pathankot (two each), Patiala, Tarn Taran, Barnala, Bathinda, Faridkot and Hoshiarpur (one each). — TNS
Two schools shut as teachers test +ve
Two schools in Fazilka were shut on Wednesday after teachers tested positive for Covid. District Education Officer SS Bal said government senior secondary schools at Khui Khera and Chack Janisar villages had to be closed after a teacher at Khui Khera and teachers at Chack Janisar tested positive. OC
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