Punjab Cabinet Minister Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa tests +ve

Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, July 14

Rural Development and Panchayat Minister Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa tested positive for Covid-19 today.

Last week, Vipul Ujjwal, Director, Rural Development, had tested positive. Following that Bajwa’s sample was taken, but his report had come negative. His test was repeated and its report came today.

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Wishing my Cabinet colleague Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa a speedy recovery. He has tested positive for #Covid-19 on Tuesday. Looking forward to having you rejoin us soon

Director, Health Services, Dr Avneet Kaur said Bajwa’s sample was taken last week, which was found negative. “However, he developed flu-like symptoms. So we repeated the test today, which was found positive,” she said.

Apart from that, 340 fresh cases and nine more deaths due to Covid were reported in the state.

Three deaths were reported from Ludhiana, two each from SAS Nagar and Sangrur, one each from Fazilka, Amritsar and SAS Nagar. With these deaths, the number of casualties due to Covid-19 has reached 213. Besides, 54 persons are on oxygen support and 11 are on ventilator support.

In Sangrur, two more persons died due to Covid-19 during the last 24 hours, while the death toll has increased to 21 in the district. A 60-year-old woman from Sherpur block died at DMC Hospital, Ludhiana, today. She was admitted on July 12 and was suffering from diabetes, chronic kidney disease and respiratory problems. Another patient, a 55-year-old man from Malerkotla died at the GMC, Patiala, last night. He was admitted on July 4.

In Amritsar, a 62-year-old died due to Covid today. As per the state media bulletin, districts which are badly affected by the virus in the last 24 hours include Jalandhar and Ludhiana (80 cases each), Patiala (51), SAS Nagar (26), Amritsar (22) and Sangrur (20) and Faridkot (12).

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