Chandigarh/Shimla: The north region that covers Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh reported 15 Covid-19 deaths and 394 new cases on Wednesday.
Punjab reported 14 deaths and 234 new positive cases. The tally of the infected is now 1,75,252 and the death count 5,675. In the last 24 hours, five patients died in Gurdaspur, three in Jalandhar, and one each in Faridkot, Hoshiarpur, Kapurthala, Ludhiana, Patiala, and Ropar.
Of the new cases, 35 are in Ludhiana, 31 each in Jalandhar and Mohali, 20 in Nawanshahr, 19 each in Gurdaspur and Hoshiarpur, seven in Fatehgarh Sahib, six Tarn Taran, three each in Pathankot, Muktsar, Moga, Mansa, and Bathinda, two each in Sangrur, Kapurthala, Faridkot, and Fazilka, and one in Ropar.
Haryana reported 77 new patients and seven zero-case districts. It also vaccinated 2,966 people, including the healthcare workers, and reported 107 recoveries and no death. The overall count is 2,68,677 cases, 3,033 deaths, 2,64,820 recoveries, and 824 active cases. The vaccination tally is 1,88,868 against 1,87 lakh healthcare workers.
Himachal Pradesh reported 83 cases and one death, while 49 patients recovered. Of the new cases, 30 are Palampur nursing students. The state has 58,076 positive cases, of which 488 are active, 56,600 cured, and 976 dead. The vaccination coverage is 59.6% (4,825 of 8098 on Wednesday in 11 districts). The drive has covered 66,114 peopl