Punjab reports three fresh coronavirus cases in 24 hours

Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, May 20 

Punjab reported only three coronavirus cases on Wedesday, the state’s health bulletin showed—the lowest number of cases this month.

Gurdaspur, Amritsar and Jalandhar reported new cases, Punjab’s daily COVID bulletin said. Amritsar’s new positive case had a travel history to Maharashtra.The other two infections were local transmissions—contacts of already diagnosed cases.

Amritsar’s tally now stands at 308, Jalandhar’s at 210, and Gurdaspur’s at 125.

The development takes the number of cases in the state to 2,005.

The district-wise breakup of the state’s COVID-19 cases is as follows: Amritsar (308), Jalandhar (210), Ludhiana (169), Tarn Taran (155), Gurdaspur (125), SBS Nagar (105), Patiala (103), SAS Nagar (102), Hoshairpur (95), Sangrur (88), Muktsar (65), Faridkot (61), Ropar (60), Moga (59), Fatehgarh Sahib (56), Ferozepur (44), Fazilka (44), Bathinda (41), Mansa (32), Pathankot (29), Kapurthala (33), and Barnala (21).

Punjab also reported another death on Wednesday, although this has yet to be added to the state tally officially. A 69-year-old woman died of coronavirus in Jalandhar. This, when added to the state tally, would take the district’s COVID-19 fatalities to six.

Although the latest tally did not count Wednesday’s death, it did take into account the person who died of COVID-19 in Pathankot on Tuesday.

The state’s death toll has now been officially revised to 38.