Punjab reports 726 new COVID-19 cases, 20 more deaths

Mohali reported 133 new cases, the highest in the state, followed by 126 in Jalandhar and 100 in Ludhiana

Tribune Web Desk

Updated At : 03:13 AM Dec 05, 2020 IST

Chandigarh, December 4

Twenty more deaths due to the coronavirus pushed the toll to 4,882 in Punjab while 726 new cases raised the infection count to 1,54,788 on Friday, according to a medical bulletin.

The new fatalities were reported from several districts — Amritsar, Faridkot, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Gurdaspur, Muktsar and Pathankot, the bulletin said.

There are 7,785 active COVID-19 cases in the state, as of now, it said.

Mohali reported 133 new cases, the highest in the state, followed by 126 in Jalandhar and 100 in Ludhiana.

A total of 643 more patients were discharged after recovering from the infection, taking the recovery count to 1,42,121, according to the bulletin.

Nine critical COVID-19 patients are on ventilator support while 163 are on oxygen support, the bulletin said.

A total of 32,95,141 samples have been collected for COVID-19 testing in the state, it said. PTI