Punjab reports 726 new COVID-19 cases, 20 more deaths
Mohali reported 133 new cases, the highest in the state, followed by 126 in Jalandhar and 100 in Ludhiana
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Chandigarh, December 4
Twenty more deaths due to the coronavirus pushed the toll to 4,882 in Punjab while 726 new cases raised the infection count to 1,54,788 on Friday, according to a medical bulletin.
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The new fatalities were reported from several districts — Amritsar, Faridkot, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Gurdaspur, Muktsar and Pathankot, the bulletin said.
There are 7,785 active COVID-19 cases in the state, as of now, it said.
Mohali reported 133 new cases, the highest in the state, followed by 126 in Jalandhar and 100 in Ludhiana.
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A total of 643 more patients were discharged after recovering from the infection, taking the recovery count to 1,42,121, according to the bulletin.
Nine critical COVID-19 patients are on ventilator support while 163 are on oxygen support, the bulletin said.
A total of 32,95,141 samples have been collected for COVID-19 testing in the state, it said. PTI
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