Tribune News Service

Amritsar, July 12

The district Health Department reported one death due to Covid in the last 24 hours, with which the toll increased to 1,578. The deceased has been identified as Mohinder Singh (75) of Manawala.

The district also reported six positive cases on Monday, with which the total count increased to 46,947. These include four influenza-like illness cases and two contacts of positive patients.

Meanwhile, with the recovery of 16 patients, the recovery count increased to 45,226. The district at present has a total of 143 active cases.

The district authorities said 12,870 residents were inoculated during the ongoing vaccination drive on Monday. Of the total, only 43 were vaccinated at private hospitals, while the remaining were inoculated at government vaccination centres. The officials said 6,880 injections were given in the city, while 5,990 persons were vaccinated in rural areas.

Tarn Taran reports one death, three +ve cases

A Covid patient succumbed to the virus, while three persons tested positive in the district on Monday. The toll has reached 370 , while there are 43 active cases in the district of which 30 have been isolated at their respective homes. The Health Department teams collected 781 samples from different places on Monday. The administration vaccinated 6,338 persons on Monday. Total 2,30,839 persons have been vaccinated so far. — OC