Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, June 3

With 245 new cases reported today, the district tally increased to 60,738. Also, with five more patients succumbing to the disease, the death toll in the district has increased to 1,394. As many as 56,822 people have recovered from the deadly virus in the district while the number of active cases in Jalandhar is 2,522.

Two deaths in Kapurthala

As many as 70 persons tested positive for the virus in Kapurthala district on Thursday taking the total number of cases to 16,797. Also, two persons died of the disease in the district today. The deceased include a 60-year-old woman from Nanakpur village and a 55-year-old man from RCF here. The total number of deaths in Kapurthala has increased to 484.

21 test +ve in Nawanshahr

As many as 21 persons tested positive for Covid in the district on Thursday, taking the infection tally to 11,116, while one person succumbed to the virus. The deceased is a 45-year-old man from Balachaur block. The recovery rate in the district is 94.05 per cent (10,455) and the death rate is 2.98 per cent (332) deaths. At present, there are 339 active cases in the district, of which 329 are from Nawanshahr and 10 are from other districts. As many as 290 patients are in home isolation. At present, 32 patients are admitted to Level-II Covid care facility and 11 are in Level-III Covid care facility.

Hoshiarpur reports 3 deaths

The district reported three more Covid fatalities on Thursday, taking the death toll to 925, while 154 new cases pushed the infection tally in the district to 26,926.

Civil Surgeon Dr Ranjit Singh said the reports of 4,029 samples were received and of them, 148 patients were from the district, while six patients were reported from other districts. The number of active cases is 1,395, while 26,606 patients have recovered. The deceased have been identified as a 50-year-old man of Nadalon village, a 63-year-old man of Bhungarni village and a 44-year-old patient of Arjun Colony Dasuya.

Meanwhile, under the Corona-Free Village Drive launched by Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh to ensure 100 per cent immunisation in villages, 100 per cent immunisation has been ensured in 23 villages of the district so far.

The DC said a total of 3,77,790 beneficiaries had been vaccinated in the district by last evening. She said 100 per cent vaccination had been done in Hajipur block’s Chakriyal, Nathuwal, Gawalchak, Pralian, Rauli and Sheikh Matta villages. The villages of Ramgarh and Sadani in Bholkalota, CHC, Beata of Kamahi Devi, Nawan Jattpur village of Harta Badla Block along with Tharoli, Ram Colony Camp, Poonga and Poonj. Deolwal village of Bhunga, Nazarpur and Rawalpindi village of Posi Block, Badowal village of Paldi Block, Safdarpur village of Mand Pandher Block, Makhowal and Mughalpura and Chandpur Sarhala villages of Chakkowal Block.