Covid-19 claims 24 more lives in Punjab; 987 catch virus

CHANDIGARH: There seems no end to the high rate of Covid-19 deaths as Punjab reported 24 deaths on Sunday. So far, the virus has claimed 586 lives in the state. A total of 987 positive cases were reported from 20 districts of the state, taking the overall tally of cases to 23,903. Of new cases, 80.34% (793) cases were from five districts. The health department removed 12 entries — 11 duplicates cases and one shifted to Jammu and Kashmir — added in August 8 tally states.
The virus claimed the lives of nine people in Ludhiana and four in Bathinda. Three deaths were reported in Bathinda and two each in Jalandhar and Kapurthala and one each in Mohali, Sangrur, Barnala and Gurdaspur. A total of 22 patients in critical condition are on ventilator and 131 on oxygen support.
Ludhiana continued to report the highest number of cases for 13th day in running. Of the total 987 cases, 316 were from Ludhiana. Of them, 68 were co-infected with influenza-like illness (ILI).
Ludhiana was followed by Patiala where 204 people were tested positive, and 79 in Jalandhar. In Amritsar, as many as 76 people were tested positive, 59 in Moga, 41 in Bathinda, 37 in Fatehgarh Sahib, 29 in Gurdaspur, 22 in Nawanshahr and 20 in Sangrur.
In Ropar, 18 people were found to be infected with the virus, 16 in Ferozepur, 14 in Barnala, 12 in Kapurthala, seven in Pathankot, six each in Mansa and Tarn Taran. Five cases were added to the tally from Muktsar. As many as 459 people were discharged after recovering, taking the tally of patients discharged 15,319.