31 fresh Covid-19 cases, one death in Punjab

Chandigarh, October 29

One coronavirus-related death was reported from Punjab on Friday, while 31 fresh cases pushed the infection tally to 6,02,349, according to a medical bulletin.

With one death reported from Gurdaspur, the toll reached 16,557, the bulletin said.

Among new Covid-19 cases, Rupnagar reported seven, followed by five in Mohali and four each in Amritsar and Bathinda.

The number of active cases was 253.

Twenty-five more people recovered from the infection, taking the recovery count to 5,85,539 in Punjab, according to the bulletin.

The Union Territory of Chandigarh reported five new Covid-19 cases, taking the infection count to 65,340.

The toll stood at 820.

The number of active cases in the city stands at 30, while the count of recoveries has reached 64,490. —PTI