CHANDIGARH: Punjab recorded 44 Covid-19 deaths and 2,669 new positive cases, including three teachers and 10 students in Ludhiana and two teachers in Muktsar, on Sunday.
This has taken the total number of deaths from Covid in the state to 6,324 till date and the total number of positive cases to 2,13,110. Total 1,331 Covid patients were discharged from various hospitals across the state on Sunday, and 36,956 Covid-19 samples were collected on the day. There were 18,257 Covid-19 active cases on Sunday across the state.
Jalandhar district registered the highest number of 393 Covid-19 positive cases, followed by Ludhiana (330), Mohali (327), Hoshiarpur (259) and Patiala (244).
A total number of 1,182 healthcare workers, 2,520 frontline workers and 8,359 persons above 60 years of age and over 45 years of age with comorbidities got their first dose of the Covid vaccine on Sunday. Whereas, 188 healthcare workers and 569 frontline workers got their second dose of the vaccine on Sunday.
A total of 2,47,618 healthcare and frontline workers have been vaccinated with the first dose and 85,067 with the second dose till date. Similarly, 2,13,541 persons above 60 years of age and over 45 years of age with comorbidities have got their first dose of the vaccine till Sunday.