Covid: 56 new cases in Punjab

Chandigarh, August 8 Three more Covid-related fatalities were reported in Punjab which took the death toll to 16,316 on Sunday, while 56 new cases pushed the infection tally to 5,99,482, according to a medical bulletin. The three deaths were reported...

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Updated At : 03:53 AM Aug 09, 2021 IST

Chandigarh, August 8

Three more Covid-related fatalities were reported in Punjab which took the death toll to 16,316 on Sunday, while 56 new cases pushed the infection tally to 5,99,482, according to a medical bulletin.

The three deaths were reported from Amritsar, Hoshiarpur and Tarn Taran, it said, adding the number of active cases stands at 456.

Of the new cases, Mohali reported 11, followed by seven each in Bathinda and Jalandhar and six in Ludhiana, according to the bulletin.

With 56 recoveries, the number of those cured of the infection reached 5,82,710, the bulletin said.

— PTI