Punjab reports 7 deaths, 142 fresh COVID-19 cases; total count 4,769
Out of the 142 infections, 31 cases were recorded in Amritsar
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Tribune News Service
Bathinda/Chandigarh, June 25
Punjab reported seven deaths and 142 fresh COVID-19 cases on Thursday, taking the state’s death toll to 120. Along with the fresh cases, the state’s tally stands at 4,769.
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Out of the seven deaths, a 70-year-old man died of COVID-19 on Wednesday night.
The deceased, who was a resident of Moga, was under treatment at a private hospital in Bathinda.
Dr Amarpreet Kaur, Civil Surgeon, Moga, confirmed the death and said: “The patient, a resident of village Lohara in Moga district was admitted at military hospital Moga on June 19.
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He was then referred to a private hospital in Bathinda where he died on the night of June 24.”
CS added: “The deceased had a heart-related problem and was also a patient of hepatitis-C. He was cremated while taking all precautionary measures as per the directions by the government.”
The source of infection of 15 cases was out of Punjab.
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