15 die, 300 test +ve for Covid in Amritsar district

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, May 23

With 15 Covid-19 related deaths reported in the last 24 hours, the toll in the district has increased to 1,344 on Sunday. The health authorities reported 300 new positive cases with which the total count has increased to 42,834.

The new cases include 218 infleunza-like illness cases and 82 contacts of positive patients. The district reported recovery of 500 patients. With this, the total count has reached 37,269.

At present, the district has a total of 4,121 active cases. Officials said the active caseload was decreasing from the last few days as number of patients recovering was more than the number of persons testing positive. They said decreasing active caseload was an indicator that the spread of infection has been contained to some extent.

Those who succumbed to the virus include Mohinder Singh (85) of Shivala Colony, Ashwani Kumar Mahajan (56) of Tungbala, Krishna Rani (55) of Chota Haripura, Sanjay Seth (52) of Banke Bihari Wali Gali, Harjit Kaur (54) of Tungbala, Sucha Singh (80) of Baba Bakala, Jasbir Singh (23) of Islamabad, Darshan Kaur (46) of Khairabad (Ajnala), Inderjit Kaur (63) of Partap Avenue, Sarwan Kaur (85) of Timmowal (Baba Bakala), Gurcharan Singh (73) of Meerakot, Mangal Das (85) of Kot Mehtab, Karanjit Singh (68) of Maha Singh Gate, Darshan Kaur (90) of Jassar village and a 30-year-old unknown patient admitted at the Government Medical College.

Meanwhile, a total of 3,483 residents were inoculated, including 204 workers registered with the Labour Department, 696 residents with comorbid conditions in the age group of 18-44 years and 683 family members of healthcare workers.

One death, 47 new cases reported in Tarn Taran

The district health authorities reported one Covid-19 related death in Tarn Taran on Sunday. With this, the toll increased to 281. Gurmeeet Kaur succumbed to the virus.

Deputy Commissioner Kulwant Singh said 47 positive cases were reported in the district. At present, the district has 674 active cases and 344 patients have been quarantined at their homes.

The Deputy Commissioner said 835 samples were collected and 871 beneficiaries were inoculated on Sunday. He said a total of 1,22,529 citizens, including 40,858 above 60 years have been vaccinated, so far.