Five deaths, 111 fresh Covid cases in Punjab

Chandigarh, July 14

Five more people died from coronavirus in Punjab on Wednesday as 111 fresh cases pushed the state’s infection count to 5,97,929.

So far, the infection has claimed 16,207 lives, according to a medical bulletin.

The deaths were reported from Amritsar, Bathinda, Ferozepur, Jalandhar, and Patiala.

The fatality count also includes three deaths, which were not reported earlier, as per the bulletin.

The number of active cases stood at 1,386.

Bathinda reported 20 infections, followed by 13 in Jalandhar and 10 in Amritsar, the bulletin said.

With 141 recoveries from the infection, the number of cured persons reached 5,80,336.

A total of 1,14,85,744 samples have been collected for testing so far in the state, it said. — PTI