Covid-19: Record 357 cases in Punjab, count crosses 8,000-mark

CHANDIGARH: Punjab recorded the highest number of Covid-19 cases in a day so far on Monday as 357 people were found infected with the virus, taking the state’s tally past the 8,000-mark to 8,178.
The state has gotten more than 1,000 cases in the past four days. The death toll also surged past 200 with the virus claiming five lives in the state — three in Jalandhar and two in Amritsar. So far, 204 people have succumbed to the coronavirus.
Also, 194 people were discharged from hospitals, taking the number of people who have recovered from the virus in the state to 5,586. A chief judicial magistrate, nine health professionals and five police personnel were among those who tested positive. In 29 cases, the source of infection was outside the state.
Patiala recorded the highest number of cases, 88, while Ludhiana got 65 cases. In Jalandhar, 53 cases surfaced, while 26 cases were added to the tally in Mohali.
There were 25 new cases in Amritsar, 20 in Fatehgarh Sahib, 11 in Nawanshahr, nine in Bathinda, eight each in Moga and Ferozepur, seven in Muktsar, six in Sangrur, five in Hoshiarpur, four each in Faridkot and Ropar, three each in Fazilka and Kapurthala, two in Barnala, and one in Gurdaspur.
A DSP-rank police officer and three cops were among those who tested positive in Moga. Apart from the cops, two TB patients were among the new patients in the district.
In Muktsar, a 60-year-old registered medical practitioner was among the people who were found inected. In Barnala, one of the new patients is a police assistant sub inspector (ASI).
(Inputs from Bathinda)