26 more COVID deaths, 845 new cases in Punjab

Chandigarh, November 26

Twenty-six more people died due to the coronavirus in Punjab, pushing the toll in the state to 4,710 while 845 new cases brought the infection tally to 1,49,278 on Thursday, according to a medical bulletin.

Jalandhar reported 167 fresh COVID-19 cases, the maximum in the state, followed by 157 in Mohali and 111 in Ludhiana, according to the bulletin.

There are 7,479 active COVID-19 cases in the state, as of now, it said.

A total of 467 coronavirus patients were discharged after recovering from the infection, taking the recovery count to 1,37,089, according to the bulletin.

Fourteen critical COVID-19 patients are on ventilator support while 150 are on oxygen support, the bulletin said.

A total of 31,03,006 samples have been collected for COVID-19 testing in the state, it said. PTI