May mayhem: 40% deaths, 35% of total cases in 29 days in Punjab

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Updated At : 12:07 PM May 31, 2021 IST

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Vishav Bharti

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, May 30

Even as the Covid cases and deaths are on the decline, May has proved to be the worst month so far as the state reported over 35 per cent of the total Covid cases and 40 per cent of the total deaths in just past 30 days. In the last one month, the state reported around two lakh cases and around 5,500 deaths.

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The second wave has hit the state badly. In the last two weeks, the state witnessed a decline in the cases as well as deaths. The first case of Covid and death in the state was reported last year in March. Since then, the state has reported 5.23 lakh cases and over 14,300 deaths.

However, the last two months have proved worst. Putting together the cases and deaths reported in April and May, the state reported 3.25 lakh cases and over 7,500 deaths. It means in the last two months around 58 per cent of the total cases and 53 per cent of the deaths were witnessed.

Earlier, April proved the worst month ever with 1.31 lakh cases and over 2,100 deaths. Significantly, the first wave’s peak came in September when 60,000 cases and 1,954 deaths were reported.

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