Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, June 5

With 184 fresh Covid cases reported today, the tally in the district has increased to 61,085. With five deaths on Saturday, the toll in the district now stands at 1,404.

As many as 57,568 people have recovered from Covid in the district so far, while the number of active cases is 2,113.

Tally crosses 17K-mark in Kapurthala

With 57 fresh cases reported in Kapurthala today, the tally crossed 17,000-mark in the district at 17,004. Three persons died in the district on Saturday, pushing the toll to 490. Those who succumbed to the deadly virus today include a 30-year-old man from Kapurthala city, a 47-year-old man from Kapurthala and an 80-year-old woman from Kapurthala.

Nawanshahr reports three deaths, 25 fresh cases

The health authorities today reported 25 fresh cases and two deaths due to Covid infection. The positivity rate in the district has fallen to 1.61 per cent and the active cases stand at 277. The district has so far reported 11,158 cases and 338 deaths. The only containment zone in the district is Surapur village.

3 lose life, 150 new cases in Hoshiarpur

The district reported three more Covid fatalities on Saturday, taking the toll to 929, while 150 new cases pushed the tally in the district to 29,169. Civil Surgeon Dr Ranjit Singh said reports of 4,052 samples were received and of them, 147 new cases were from the district, while three patients were reported from other districts. The number of active cases is 1,057, while 27,183 patients have recovered.

The persons who lsuccumbed to the virus today have been identified as a 55-year-old man of Davida Ahirana village, a 46-year-old woman of Nanda Chaur and a 74-year-old woman of Manak Dheri.