Record 198 Covid deaths, 8,625 new cases in Punjab

Chandigarh: Punjab on Monday recorded its highest number of deaths in a day due to Covid-19 at 198. The state also reported 8,625 new coronavirus infection cases.
The total number of deaths from Covid-19 in the state has reached 10,704 and the total number of positive cases are at 4,50,674. Total 6,894 Covid patients were discharged from various hospitals across the state on Monday, and as many as 53,465 tests for Covid-19 were conducted.
Ludhiana district registered the highest number of 1,470 Covid-19 positive cases, followed by Mohali (1,382), Patiala (676), Bathinda (629) and Jalandhar (619). There were a total 75,800 Covid-19 active cases on Monday across Punjab.
A total number of 69,494 persons were vaccinated on Monday across Punjab and the number of total persons vaccinated till date in the state has reached 39,03,539. As many as 12,375 healthcare and frontline workers, 23,392 persons above 45 years of age and 884 persons between 18-44 years were given the first dose of the Covid vaccine on Monday. Whereas, 4,857 healthcare and frontline workers and 27,986 persons above 45 years of age got their second dose. There were a total of 298 critically ill Covid patients on ventilator support and 9,764 on oxygen support in the state as on on Monday.