Punjab records 4,124 fresh Covid-19 cases, 186 more deaths

Chandigarh, May 26

Punjab’s Covid-19 caseload surged to 5,52,235 on Wednesday as 4,124 more people tested positive for the disease while the death toll climbed to 13,827 with 186 more fatalities, according to a medical bulletin.

Of the latest deaths, 20 each were reported from Ludhiana and Patiala, 15 from Sangrur and 14 each from Amritsar, Bathinda and Fazilka, the bulletin stated.

Ludhiana reported the highest number of fresh cases at 438, followed by 385 in Bathinda, 337 in Jalandhar and 318 in Mansa, it said.

The number of active cases dropped to 50,549 from 53,127 on Tuesday. The state’s positivity rate stands at 5.44 per cent, the bulletin said.

There are 354 critical patients who are on ventilator support, 942 other critical patients and 6,007 patients on oxygen support, it said.

As many as 6,397 Covid-19 patients recovered in a day. With this, the number of cured persons increased to 4,87,859, it added.

So far, 89,25,740 samples have been collected for testing in the state, the bulletin said.

— PTI