6 deaths, 125 new +ve cases in Hoshiarpur

Our Correspondent

Hoshiarpur, April 11

The district reported six more Covid-19 fatalities on Sunday, taking the death toll to 633, while 125 fresh cases pushed the infection tally to 15,219. Giving information about the Covid cases in the district, Civil Surgeon Dr Ranjit Singh said the number of active cases in the district stood at 1,207 and 15,585 patients had recovered from the virus.

Out of today’s 125 positive cases, 20 patients were from Hoshiarpur city and the remaining patients were from other health blocks of the district. Three patients died at Hoshiarpur hospitals, while two more died at Jalandhar hospitals and one died at an Amritsar hospital.

Meanwhile, actor Sonu Sood has been made the brand ambassador for Punjab’s anti-coronavirus vaccination programme. During the coronavirus-induced lockdown last year, the actor had helped migrants reach their home states. Sood catapulted to the national spotlight for feeding thousands of underprivileged people amid the pandemic.