Former hazoori ragi Nirmal Singh Khalsa dies

Chandigarh: Padma Shri recipient and former hazoori ragi of the Golden Temple Nirmal Singh Khalsa passed away on Thursday. He was tested positive for Covid-19 on Wednesday. With his death, the total number of casualties due to the deadly virus has reached five in Punjab. Another case has been reported from Hoshiarpur district. He has been shifted to GMC, Amritsar. With this, the total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases has reached 47 in the state. TNS

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1st death in Haryana, Ambala man dies at PGI

Chandigarh: Haryana recorded its first Covid death on Thursday with a 67-year-old resident of Ambala Cantonment succumbing to the deadly virus at the PGI, Chandigarh, on late Wednesday night. The victim was suffering from severe acute respiratory illness and he died before his sample report came positive. In Panipat, a 39-year-old youth died of symptoms akin to Covid, though the result of his sample taken after his death was still awaited. With six new positive cases on Thursday, Haryana’s tally has reached 35. TNS

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5 more test positive in J&K, one in ladakh

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday witnessed eight new Covid-positive cases (five from Jammu and three from Kashmir division), taking the total number of cases in the UT to 70. Meanwhile, one more person tested positive for coronavirus in Ladakh on Thursday. TNS

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3 more test +ve in HP, moved to tanda hospital

Shimla: Three persons of the Tablighi Jamaat from Mandi district who attended the religious congregation in Delhi have tested positive for coronavirus, raising the total number of infected persons in Himachal Pradesh to six, including one death. “Three of the eight samples sent for examination on Wednesday have tested positive and the patients were shifted to Tanda medical college in Kangra for treatment on Thursday,” said RD Dhiman, Additional Chief Secretary, Health. In all, 168 persons from Himachal have returned to the state after attending the congregation in Delhi, while 17 have been quarantined in the national capital, sources said. TNS

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