Punjab records highest single-day spike of 2,464 COVID-19 cases, 88 deaths

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, September 10

Punjab on Thursday reported the highest single-day spike of 2,464 COVID-19 cases, taking the state tally to 72,143.

Meanwhile, 88 deaths were also recorded in the past 24 hours. The death toll in the state now stands at 2,149.

In a district-wise break-up of the fresh cases reported today, SAS Nagar topped the chart with 307 cases, followed by Amritsar with 295 cases, Jalandhar (277), Bathinda (202), Pathankot (195), Gurdaspur (156), Patiala (144), Hoshiarpur (141) and Ludhiana (120).

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As many as 1,348 patients were also discharged today. The discharged cases include 353 from Jalandhar followed by 235 from Ludhiana, Amritsar (154), Kapurthala (92), Mansa (81), Gurdaspur (72), 62 each from Bathinda and Hoshiarpur, Fazilka (61), Muktsar (53), Pathankot (43), SAS Nagar (25), Sangrur (22), Fatehgarh Sahib (17), Barnala (12) and Taran Tarn (4).

The 88 deaths were reported from Amritsar (16), SAS Nagar (14), Ludhiana (11), Jalandhar (9), Ferozepur (7), Ropar (5), four each from Kapurthala, Moga and Patiala, three each from Gurdaspur and Fatehgarh Sahib, two each from Hoshiarpur and Sangrur and one each from Faridkot, Mansa, Muktsar and Taran Tarn.

The number of active cases in the state has climbed to 18,088 while the number of discharged patients has risen to 51,906.