Punjab records 86 new coronavirus cases, 6 deaths
Chandigarh, July 18
Punjab on Sunday recorded 86 fresh cases and six deaths, taking the number of infections and fatalities to 5,98,334 and 16,233 respectively, according to a medical bulletin.
Two deaths were reported from Bathinda and one each from Hoshiarpur, Jalandhar, Kapurthala and Ludhiana.
The deaths toll includes three that were not reported earlier, as per the bulletin.
Faridkot and Jalandhar reported 10 infections each, followed by nine in Ludhiana.
With 194 recoveries in the last 24 hours, the number of cured persons reached 5,81,055, the bulletin said.
A total of 1,16,54,465 samples have been collected for testing so far in the state, it said. PTI
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