Punjab reports 7,986 Covid-19 cases, 31 deaths
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A total of 5,932 people recovered from the infection, taking the number of those who have recovered to 6,28,244, it said.
Chandigarh: Thirty-one more people died of COVID-19 in Punjab while 7,986 fresh coronavirus cases took the infection tally to 6,92,526, according to a medical bulletin issued on Thursday.
Seven deaths each were reported from Amritsar and Patiala, five from Ludhiana, four from Mohali, three from Jalandhar, two from Fazilka and one each from Bathinda, Gurdaspur and Sangrur. The toll has reached 16,882 in the state, the bulletin said.
The number of active cases was 47,400 while the state's positivity rate was 18.75 per cent. Of the fresh cases, Mohali reported 1,360 cases, followed by 1,048 in Ludhiana, 975 in Jalandhar and 631 in Bathinda. A total of 842 patients are on oxygen support while 95 critical patients are on ventilator support, the bulletin said.
