29 die, Covid-19 claims 200 lives in 12 days in Punjab

CHANDIGARH: Punjab recorded its highest single-day Covid-19 death toll on Wedensday as 29 people succumbed to the virus, taking the state’s casualty count to 491. In the past 12 days, the state has reported more than 40% of its total deaths, rising by 200, from 291 on July 25
New caes continued to mount too as 894 people tested positive, taking the total number of confirmed cases to 19,856. Of them, 6,422 cases are active.
Ludhiana district recorded the highest number of deaths, 9. It was followed by five deaths in Patiala, four in Jalandhar, three in Gurdaspur, two in Sangrur, and one each in Amritsar, Faridkot, Ferozepur, Kapurthala and Ropar districts.
As many as 452 Covid-19 patients were discharged from hospitals across Punjab. Of the total positive cases reported in Bathinda district, 53 were transferred to other states on Wednesday.
The highest number of new cases came from Ludhiana, 303. The district was followed by 185 caes in Patiala, 101 in Jalandhar, 53 in Amritsar, 33 in Barnala, 29 in Bathinda, 27 in Mohali, 23 in Tarn Taran, 19 in Ferozepur, 18 in Pathankot, 17 in Sangrur, 14 each in Moga and Fatehgarh Sahib, 13 in Faridkot, 11 in Muktsar, and 10 in Ropar.
Among the new cases, the source of infection of 21 was oustide Punjab, 22 were healthcare workers, 24 were state police personnel, nine BSF personnel and seven frontline workers.
Ludhiana district had the highest number of active cases, 1,645. It is followed by 885 in Jalandhar, 702 in Patiala, 500 in Amritsar and 383 in Mohali. Ludhiana district has recorded the highest number of Covid-19 deaths, 131. There have been 86 deaths in Amritsar, 64 in Jalandhar, 43 in Patiala and 32 in Sangrur.