511 fresh infections, 29 more lose battle

Chandigarh, October 15

With the state recording 511 cases and 29 deaths in the past 24 hours, the tally has risen to 1,26,230 and the number of casualties has reached 3,954.

In the district-wise breakup of cases, Ludhiana topped the list with 81 cases, followed by SAS Nagar (66), Jalandhar (64), Amritsar (45), Gurdaspur (33), Hoshiarpur and Patiala (32 cases each).

The number of active cases has further declined to 7,090 and the number of recoveries stand at over 1.15 lakh.

Of the deaths reported, SAS Nagar topped the list with nine deaths, followed by Ropar (five), Ludhiana (three), Gurdaspur, Jalandhar, Kapurthala (two each) and Amritsar, Bathinda, Fatehgarh Sahib, Fazilka, Muktsar and Patiala (one each). — TNS