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Covid worsens in Punjab, infects record 944, kills 19

Chandigarh: A day after crossing a tally of 16,000, the number of Covid-19 cases in Punjab crossed the 17,000 mark on Saturday as it got a record 944 new patients — the highest in a day so far and the fourth time in the last one week.

For the first time, cases were reported from all 22 districts of the state. Also, a record 19 people died of the coronavirus during the day, with which the death toll rose to 405.

This is the second time in the last one week that 19 people have died of Covid-19 in the state. Among the new patients, 38 are jail inmates and 26 are police officers.

Among the patients who died, 10 were from Ludhiana, two each from Sangrur and Amritsar, and one each from Barnala, Mohali, Kapurthala and Muktsar districts.

The trend of high number of deaths is expected to continue in coming days as 145 patients are on oxygen support and 13 are on ventilator.

Punjab’s Covid-19 tally now stands at 17,063. For the sixth consecutive day, Ludhiana contributed the highest number of cases. A total of 166 people were tested positive in the district, of whom 79 were contacts of positive cases and 60 patients were co-infected with influenza-like illness (ILI).

Jalandhar reported 162 cases, followed by 89 in Gurdaspur, 76 in Bathinda, 66 in Patiala, 49 in Amritsar, 48 in Ferozepur, 37 each in Sangrur and Fazilka, 35 in Kapurthala, 34 in Mohali, 26 in Barnala, 21 in Fatehgarh Sahib, 19 in Pathankot, 16 in Moga, 14 each in Tarn Taran and Mansa, 12 in Ropar, four in Muktsar, three in Nawanshahr, and two in Faridkot.

A total of 341 patients were discharged after they recovered, taking the overall tally of patients discharged so far to 11,075.

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