77-yr-old man dies, toll reaches 65 in Amritsar

Three Central Jail staffers among 36 new cases in dist

Tribune Web Desk

Updated At : 01:38 PM Jul 24, 2020 IST

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, July 23

The district reported the death of a 77-year-old man due to Covid-19 on Thursday, taking the toll to 65.

The deceased has been identified as Gurnam Singh, a resident of Boparai Kalan village. The patient had co-morbid conditions such as diabetes mellitus and coronary artery disease.

The district has reported 36 new positive cases in the last 24-hours. The new cases include three Central Jail employees and a cop from PCR team. With the new patients reported on Thursday, the total count of Covid patients in the district has reached 1,396.

Of the new cases, 25 are influenza like illness (ILI) cases and 11 are contacts of positive patients. One ILI case each has been reported from Krishna Nagar (Batala Road), Baba Bakala, D Block (Ranjit Avenue), Verka, Jujhar Singh Avenue, Golden Avenue, Shivala Colony, Kot Baba Deep Singh, Namak Mandi, Preet Nagar, Bal Khurd Village, Ekta Nagar (Chamrang Road), Singh Nagar (Gilwali Gate), Canal Colony (Near Railway Station), Gurman Nagar, Ajnala, Ranjitpura (Chehharta), Kot Atma Singh (Ram Bagh), Feruman Village, Friends Avenue (Majitha Road), Tandon Nagar and Police Control Room. Two ILI cases have been reported from Jandiala Guru.

Of the contact cases, three have been reported from Central Jail and one each have been reported from Ram Nagar Colony, Guru Gobind Singh Nagar (Majitha Road), Ivy Hospital, Beas Hospital, Guru Ramdass Nagar, Green Avenue, Friends Avenue (Majitha Road) and Tandon Nagar.

A total of 16 patients have been discharged from hospitals in the last 24-hours. The total number of recoveries has reached 1,039 in the district. At present, the district has a total of 292 active cases.