33 fresh cases, Punjab Covid count rises to 2,139

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, May 27

After a lull of a few days, Punjab has again witnessed a spike in COVID-19 cases. With 33 fresh cases reported on Wednesday, the total has reached 2,139.

As per the media bulletin released, 16 cases were reported from Amritsar, followed by Patiala with seven cases, two each Sangrur, Pathankot and Tarn Taran and one new case each from Gurdaspur Pathankot, Barnala and Ludhiana. 

In a single-day spike, the Amritsar has reported 16 new Covid 19 cases today with which the total count of positive cases in district has reached 353. Of the fresh cases reported today, two ILI (Influenza Like Illness) had reported at Flu corner. The two have no travel or contact history.

Of the 14 remaining, eight are contacts; family and neighbours of a Vijay Nagar (Batala road) patient. The male patient himself had reported no contact or travel history. Three other patients are contacts of community spread case from Rani Ka bagh locality, while one patient is the contact of Vimal Mehra, who earlier died of Covid 19.

The district health authorities have also reported two positive cases from among the passengers of a domestic flight from Delhi which had arrived here on Monday. With 46 active cases presently, the district has witnessed 301 recoveries and six deaths due to coronavirus.

As per the health department, so far samples of 72,468 suspected cases were sent for testing. Of them, 66,417 samples were found negative and reports of 3912 were still awaited.

In the state so far with 1,918 positive cases have been discharged after the treatment. Now, there are 148 active cases.