Punjab registers 171 Covid deaths, 9,100 new cases

CHANDIGARH: Punjab registered 171deaths due to Covid-19 on Saturday as well as 9,100 new Covid cases.
So far, deaths from Covid have touched 10,315 and the total number of positive cases is 4,33,689. Also, 6,647 patients were discharged from various hospitals across the state on Saturday and as many as 60,553 tests for Covid-19 were conducted.
Ludhiana district registered the highest number of 1,223 Covid-19 positive cases, followed by Mohali (1,168), Bathinda (706), Jalandhar (672), and Patiala (620). There were 71,948 Covid-19 active cases on Saturday across Punjab.
Across Punjab, 77,280 persons were vaccinated on Saturday and the total persons vaccinated till date has reached 37,99,097.
As many as 21,122 healthcare and frontline workers and 28,101 persons above 45 years of age got their first dose of the Covid vaccine on Saturday. Whereas, 5,108 healthcare and frontline workers and 22,949 persons above 45 years of age got their second dose of the vaccine on Saturday.
There were 288 critically ill Covid patients who were put on ventilator support and 9,086 were on oxygen support on Saturday in the state. As many as 1,96,130 people are in the various containment zones across the state on Saturday.
State to get 1l vaccines on Sunday
The Punjab government will get one lakh Covid-19 vaccines on Sunday for the 18-44 age group. Punjab Covid-19 nodal officer Dr Rajesh Bhaskar said the state health department will first administer these vaccines to the construction workers from Monday and then to the people with comorbidities followed by the government employees in phases.