Five more succumb, 217 fresh Covid cases in Punjab

Tribune News Service

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Chandigarh, July 10

Jalandhar has once again reported a high number of Covid cases. As many as 61 persons tested positive today, though most of them were contacts of already positive patients. Ludhiana, too, reported many cases even as Amritsar showed a definite sign of a decline in new cases and discharged as many as 17 persons. The death toll, however, continued to rise.

Five of ropar DC’s family test positive

Ropar: A day after Deputy Commissioner Sonali Giri tested positive, five members of her family were found to be infected with Covid. The test reports of her parents, husband Vipul Ujjval, and her children were received by the authorities on Friday. TNS

Patiala and Mohali, too, continued to report higher positive cases – 22 each. In Patiala, 15 new cases were reported other than seven contacts of already positive patients. Mohali reported 10 new cases besides 11 detected through contact tracing.

Today, 217 cases and as many as five deaths were reported in the state. Two patients in Amritsar, and one each in Jalandhar, Fatehgarh Sahib and Mohali, succumbed to the disease, according to the state media bulletin. The good news is that 72 patients were cured and discharged today.

With a 67-year-old man succumbing to the disease in Jalandhar, the number of deaths has risen to 23 in the district. Makhdoompura continues to be a hotspot.

In Ludhiana, MC Zonal Commissioner Kulpreet Singh tested positive today. He independently gave his sample for testing after he had developed symptoms. Besides him, 40 more tested positive for Covid, including three policemen.

In Amritsar, the local health authorities said two patients died of Covid. A 48-year-old resident of Lahorian Wali Gali and a 72-year-old from the Vijay Nagar area lost the battle against the virus. Both were suffering from co-morbidities.

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