Amritsar reports new spike, reports 26 new coronavirus cases

Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, June 6

Punjab reported 54 more cases of coronavirus and two new deaths, the state’s COVID-19 bulletin showed on Saturday.

Punjab’s COVID-19 infection tally now stands at 2,515. The state recorded two new deaths on Saturday---Amritsar and Pathankot reported a death each, taking the state's death tally to 50.

Amritsar registered a spike in cases on Saturday---26 new cases that it registered took the district tally to 434.

Ludhiana (10), Pathankot (5), Fatehgarh Sahib (4), Faridkot (2), Mansa (2), Bathinda (1), Moga (1),  Fazilka (1), Barnala (1), and SAS Nagar made up the rest of Saturday’s numbers.

Of Amritsar’s 26 new cases, 10 were classified as ILI (influenza-like illness), 13 were contacts of already diagnosed cases and three were self reported, the state’s COVID bulletin showed.

Ludhiana's 10 included seven contacts of already diagnosed cases and one person who recently came back from Odisha.

Three of Pathankot’s five cases were self-reported and two were classified as ILI.

All four of Fatehgarh Sahib’s new cases recently came back from Uttar Pradesh.

One of Faridkot’s two cases was a contact of an already diagnosed case.

Mansa reported two new cases on Saturday---its first cases in almost a month. The district had last reported new cases on May 11.

A policeman tested positive in Mohali (SAS Nagar)

Bathinda, Moga and Fazilka all reported cases with travel histories. Barnala’s lone case was a contact of an already diagnosed case.

Additionally, the bulletin showed eight more positive cases in Punjab, but did not include these in the final tally.

The district-wise breakup for COVID-19 in Punjab stands as follows: Amritsar (434), Jalandhar (270), Ludhiana (232), Tarn Taran (159), Gurdaspur (148), Hoshiarpur (134), Patiala (126), SAS Nagar (125), SBS Nagar (106), Sangrur (104), Pathankot (86), Ropar (71), Muktsar (70), Fatehgarh Sahib (69), Faridkot (69), Moga (66), Bathinda (55), Ferozepur (46),  Kapurthala (40), Mansa (34), and Barnala (25).    

Amritsar alone accounts for 17 per cent of Punjab’s cases.

The state's death toll stands thus: Ludhiana (9), Amritsar (8), Jalandhar (8), Hoshiarpur (5), Pathankot (4), Gurdaspur (3), SAS Nagar (3), Kapurthala (3), Patiala (2), Tarn Taran (1), SBS Nagar (1), Ferozepur (1), Ropar (1), and Barnala (1).

The state currently has 373 active cases. Eight people are on oxygen support, and three are critical and on ventilator support, the bulletin said.

Patiala reported eight more coronavirus cases---including a patient from Sangrur's Malerkotla who was tested positive. Patiala's new cases have yet to be added to the state tally.