Punjab reports 160 fresh COVID-19 cases, five deaths; total tally 5,216

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, June 28

Punjab reported 160 new COVID-19 cases and five deaths on Sunday, taking the state caseload to 5,216.

With five more deaths, the death toll in the state climbed to 133.

Of the 160 cases reported, Sangrur recorded 45 followed by Ludhiana (39), Jalandhar (19), Amritsar (12), eight each in SAS Nagar and Gurdaspur, Patiala (6), four each in Pathankot and Fatehgarh Sahib, three each in Ferozepur, Kapurthala and Hoshiarpur, two each in SBS Nagar and Faridkot, one each in Tarn Taran, Muktsar and Fazilka.

The five deaths have been reported from Amritsar, Pathankot, Ludhiana, Jalandhar and Hoshiarpur.

To date, Amritsar has reported the maximum cases at 883 followed by Ludhiana (781), Jalandhar (704), Sangrur (408), Patiala (281), SAS Nagar (250), Gurdaspur (216), Pathankot (209), Tarn Taran (188), Hoshiarpur (174), SBS Nagar (130), Muktsar (127), Fatehgarh Sahib (110), Faridkot (103), Ropar (102), Moga (94), Ferozepur (93), Fazilka (91), Bathinda (89), Kapurthala (89), Barnala (50), Mansa (44).

The total number of patients discharged in the state stands at 3,526. So far, samples of 2,89,923 people have been taken.