Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, May 30

There has been a substantial decrease in the number of cases in the district and its periphery in the past few days. With 195 new cases, the district tally increased to 59,844 cases today. A total of four patients succumbed to Covid increasing the tally to 1,371. As many as 55,023 people have recovered in the district, while the number of active cases in Jalandhar is 3,450.

6 succumb in Hoshiarpur

The district reported six more Covid fatalities on Sunday, taking the toll to 912, while 141 fresh cases pushed the infection tally to 26,478. Giving information about the cases in the district, Civil Surgeon Dr Ranjit Singh said the number of active cases in the district stood at 1,493 and 25,963 patients had recovered from the virus. Out of the total cases reported today, 11 patients were from other districts and the remaining were from various health blocks of the district. Out of the six deaths reported today, four patients died at Hoshiarpur hospitals, while one died at Jalandhar hospital and another died at Dasuya Civil Hospital.

Nawanshahr records 3 deaths

Nawanshahr reported 35 Covid cases and three deaths on Sunday. Out of the total cases reported today, maximum cases (15) were reported from Muzaffarpur block. Urban Nawanshahr and Urban Banga did not report a single case today. The deceased include a 45-year-old and a 55-year-old woman from Saroya block and a 70-year-old man from Mukandpur block. Balachaur, which had been reporting highest number of cases in the district in the recent past, today reported 10 cases. A total of 11,019 persons have tested positive for the virus so far and the positivity rate in the district is 4.97. The number of active cases today stands at 466 and 399 patients are under home isolation.

4 deaths in Kapurthala

As many as 83 persons tested positive for the virus in Kapurthala today, taking the tally to 16,543. Meanwhile, two persons died of the virus in the district pushing the toll to 473. The deceased include a 40-year-old woman and an 84-year-old woman.