414 cases take Punjab’s coronavirus tally past 11,000; state reports six deaths

Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Amritsar, and Patiala together account for over half of the state’s COVID-19 cases

Tribune Web Desk

Updated At : 03:00 AM Jul 23, 2020 IST

Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, July 22

Punjab’s 414 new coronavirus cases took Punjab’s COVID-19 numbers to 11,301, the state’s COVID bulletin showed on Wednesday.

Hoshiarpur reported 81 new coronavirus cases—the highest of any district in Punjab on Wednesday. Ludhiana (73), Patiala (50), Jalandhar (41), SAS Nagar (30), Fazilka (25), Fatehgarh Sahib (20) and Faridkot (17) all reported infections in double digits.

The state reported six fatalities from coronavirus taking the state’s death toll to 269. Jalandhar reported two of the six deaths.

One death each from Patiala, Gurdaspur, Ludhiana, and Hoshiarpur made up the rest of the count.

Jalandar’s 41 cases took the district tally to 1,784. A 46-year-old woman from Mohalla Karar Khan died in the district’s civil hospital on Wednesday. Jalandhar’s second death was a 76-year-old man who died on Tuesday.

The two deaths take Jalandhar’s death toll to 35.

Five people tested positive in Kapurthala. The district also reported one death—that of a 78-year-old man who had symptoms of cough and fever. He had hypertension and also had a history of heart problems.

This death however has yet to be included in the state’s official toll.

Ludhiana’s cases now stand over 2,000.

Patiala continues to report alarmingly high infection numbers, reporting 50 on Wednesday. A 62-year-old person from Nabha died at Patiala’s Government Rajindra Hospital. The district health department said the patient was diabetic and had heart problems.

District-wise breakup of cases stands thus: Ludhiana (2059), Jalandhar (1772), Amritsar (1362), Patiala (1131), Sangrur (844), SAS Nagar (605), Gurdaspur (323), Pathankot (291), SBS Nagar (274), Hoshiarpur (287), Tarn Taran (242), Fatehgarh Sahib (244), Ferozepur (237), Faridkot (229), Moga (229), Bathinda (200), Muktsar (186), Ropar (180), Kapurthala (169), Fazilka (179), Barnala (89), Mansa (86).

Death toll stands thus: Ludhiana (49), Jalandhar (35), Amritsar (64), Patiala (17), Sangrur (22), SAS Nagar (12), Gurdaspur (13), Pathankot (10), SBS Nagar (2), Hoshiarpur (11), Tarn Taran (6), Fatehgarh Sahib (2), Ferozepur (4), Moga (5), Bathinda (4), Muktsar (1), Ropar (1), Kapurthala (8), Fazilka (1), and Barnala (2).

Four districts with over 1,000 cases—Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Amritsar and Patiala—together account for over half of the state’s COVID-19 cases.