Punjab reports 172 new coronavirus cases, five deaths

Tribune News Service
Jalandhar, July 4

Punjab reported 172 new cases and five deaths in the past 24 hours, the state’s COVID-19 bulletin showed.

Two deaths were reported from Moga, one each from SAS Nagar, Amritsar and Hoshiarpur.

A 25-year-old man died in Amritsar’s Government Medical College, taking the district’s fatality count to 48.

The district has reported 9 new cases, taking this district tally just short of 1,000.

Seven persons are on oxygen support and one is on ventilator in Punjab.

Of the other districts, Jalandhar reported the highest number of coronavirus cases at 61.

Ludhiana (46), Sangrur (16 ), Bathinda (6), SAS Nagar (5), Ferozepur (5), Patiala (3), Kapurthala (3), Gurdaspur (2), Pathankot (2), Moga (2), Tarn Taran (1), Hoshiarpur (1), SBS Nagar (1), Fatehgarh Sahib (1), Ropar (1), Fazilka (1), and Mansa (1) all reported new cases.

 A 62-year-old woman from Hoshiarpur’s Chakkowal died at Jalandhar’s Military Hospital, Jalandhar. Officials said she had diarrhoea—a less common symptom of coronavirus.

The state bulletin says 1,641 people are under institutional quarantine. Some 28 people are on exygen support and three people are critical and on life support. 

The bulletin also shows 4.306 patients have recovered and been released from hospitals across the state.  

District-wise cases        

Cases                           Confirmed                            Deaths       

Ludhiana                       1017                                        24

Amritsar                        947                                          48 

Jalandhar                     834                                          21

Sangrur                        527                                          14

Patiala                           354                                          9

SAS Nagar                   286                                           5

Gurdaspur                    242                                           5     

Pathankot                     224                                          6

Tarn Taran                    206                                          4

Hoshiarpur                   186                                          7

SBS Nagar                  148                                           1

Muktsar                       133

Fatehgarh Sahib          122

Moga                            116                                          4

Ropar                           114                                          1

Faridkot                        111                                           2

Kapurthala                   109                                           5

Ferozepur                    107                                           3      

Bathinda                      106                                            3

Fazilka                         102 

Barnala                         69                                             2      

Mansa                           49

Total                             6109                                        162