Covid-19: Fatalities cross 1,800 in Punjab; 1,515 +ve, tally rises to 61,527

CHANDIGARH: With 69 fresh Covid-19 deaths, the number of fatalities due to the deadly virus in Punjab touched 1,808 on Saturday. The state also recorded 1,515 new cases, taking the state’s tally to 61,527.
Ludhiana district recorded the highest number of 12 fatalities on Saturday, followed by 10 in Ferozepur, eight in Amritsar, and four in Patiala, three each in Bathinda, Gurdaspur, Mohali, Pathankot and Ropar, two each in Barnala, Faridkot, Hoshiarpur, Moga and Sangrur, and one each in Kapurthala and Nawanshahr.

Jalandhar registered the highest number of 254 cases on Saturday. It was followed by Ludhiana (208), Mohali (146), Patiala (138), Amritsar (132), Gurdaspur (113), Hoshiarpur (105), Bathinda (100), Mansa (49), Kapurthala (41), Faridkot (38), Pathankot (33), Tarn Taran (31), Muktsar and Fazilka (27 each), Barnala (16), Ropar and Sangrur (15 each), Fatehgarh Sahib (14), Nawanshahr (five), and Ferozepur and Moga (four each).
Also, 1,306 patients were discharged from hospitals across the state after recovery, and the number of patients who have been cured of the virus rose tto 43,849. Of the total 15,870 active cases in Punjab on Saturday, 2,693 were in Jalandhar, followed by 2,084 in Mohali, 1,976 in Ludhiana, 1,296 in Patiala, and 854 in Bathinda.
Ludhiana district has recorded the highest number of 486 Covid deaths till now, followed by 200 in Jalandhar, 191 in Amritsar, 187 in Patiala and 102 in Mohali.
Of the total 1,515 patients who were tested positive on Saturday, 15 were health care workers, 14 were prisoners and 10 frontline workers.