States »NortPosted at: Jul 8 2021 5:51PM

Thirteen have brush with corona while 1 dies in Hoshiarpur dist

Hoshiarpur, Jul 8 (UNI) Hoshiarpur district's COVID-19 tally rose to 30,533 as
13 more people tested positive for the virus, while one death pushed the toll to 972.
Disclosing this in a statement here Thursday evening, Civil Surgeon, Hoshiarpur, said the total active cases in the district stood at 81 while recoveries were at 29,480.
An elderly woman of village Dhakka block Paldi succumbed to the virus during past 24 hours.
The Health Department Thursday received reports of 2,242 samples of which 10 people of the district were reported coronavirus positive. In Thursday's tally, three people of this district reported coronavirus positive in which other districts had been included.
As many as 1,560 fresh samples of suspected coronavirus patients had been sent for testing.
The health department collected total 6,82,640 samples of suspected coronavirus patients of which 6,50,875 were found negative till date. Results of 2,080 samples are still awaited.
He further stated that the district has total 290 beds in Level-2 facility in Covid Care Centres of
which 270 are vacant. All 35 beds available in Level-3 facility are vacant.
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