7 die of virus, 201 +ve in Hoshiarpur

Our Correspondent

Hoshiarpur, March 15

With 201 persons testing positive for Covid, the tally reached 10,330 in Hoshiarpur district. With seven deaths, the toll also became 413. The number of active cases is 1,302 at present, while 9,094 patients have recovered.

Civil Surgeon Dr Ranjit Singh said of 201 positive patients, 19 were from Hoshiarpur city, while 182 were from other health blocks of the district. Those who died on Monday include a 60-year-old resident of Dhoot Kalan village, a 55-year-old resident of Nasrala village, a 70-year-old woman resident of Sham Churasi town and a 66-year-old woman from Bullowal village, who died at private hospitals in Jalandhar, while a 72-year-old resident of Saila Khurd died at MH Jalandhar. A 71-year-old woman of Sikri vllage died at a hospital in Nawanshahr and a 59-year-old patient of Paldi died at Medical College Patiala.

He said 2,823 new samples were taken in the district on Monday taking the total number of samples taken so far to 3,47,531. Of these, 3,32,131 were negative, 6,731 reports were awaited and 202 were invalid. Civil Surgeon strongly urged people to strictly follow the instructions issued by the Health Department to contain the pandemic in the district.