Our Correspondent

Fatehgarh Sahib, May 4

As many as 98 new cases and two deaths were reported from the district here today. Yesterday, 111 positive cases and two deaths were reported.

Civil Surgeon Mohinder Singh said the increase in the positive cases was a matter of concern and people must get themselves vaccinated and strictly follow the Covid guidelines. He said till today, 1,41,152 samples had been collected of which 5,452 tested positive. He said the positivity rate of the district was 3.86 per cent and the recovery rate is 85.78 per cent. He laid stress on testing and wearing masks.

Meanwhile, there was an acute shortage of vaccines as people were thronging the civil hospital and camps being organised by NGOs for vaccination, said Dr Kuldeep Singh, SMO, Fatehgarh Sahib Civil Hospital.