Punjab’s coronavirus count crosses 3,000 mark, death toll climbs to 64

Amritsar tops the chart with 36 positive cases followed by Ludhiana 27 and Pathankot 6

LUDHIANA/SANGRUR/HOSHIARPUR: Punjab on Friday reported two deaths and 82 fresh infections, taking the state’s tally to 3,018, as per the latest field reports received till 11pm. The state has reported 64 fatalities due to Covid-19 so far.

JALANDHAR WOMAN DIES IN LUDHIANA

A 67-year-old woman from Grover Colony, Jalandhar, died of Covid-19 while undergoing treatment at Dayanand Medical College and Hospital in Ludhiana early on Friday.

Civil surgeon Dr Rajesh Bagga said the woman, Shanu Sharma, was admitted on June 5 and tested positive the next day.

MALERKOTLA WOMAN SUCCUMBS IN PATIALA

A 52-year-old woman succumbed to the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) at Government Rajindra Hospital, Patiala, on Friday. The patient, Bimla Devi, was a resident of Malerkotla town, around 35km from Sangrur.

Meanwhile, Ludhiana reported 27 new Covid-19 cases, a biggest single-day spike ever since the lockdown was clamped in March. Of the 25 patients, 13 are women, while one is a 22-yearold expectant mother from Tibba Road. Two sisters (2.5 years and 12ears) from Vivek Nagar also tested poitive.

Besides, a 42-year-old woman and her 20-year-old daughter living in Islam Gunj contracted the infection.

Three more positive cases, two women aged 62, 35 years and a 3-year-old girl have reported from containment zone of Chhawani Mohalla.

Amritsar recorded 36 fresh Covid-19 cases, taking the district’s total tally to 578, health officials say. “Out of 36 cases, 17 are fresh community transmission cases. These patients were suffering from Covid-19 symptoms when they consulted the flu corners for testing.

Three people tested positive for coronavirus disease in Sangrur on Friday. According to health department officials, one cop from Sangrur, one Malerkotla resident and a person admitted at DMC, Ludhiana, were reported infected

Two people contracted the infection in Hoshiarpur. One of the patients is an armyman who recently came home from Jammu camp. The other infected person had returned from Gurugram.

Three persons tested positive of the novel coronavirus in Jalandhar, confirmed nodal officer for Covid-19, Dr TP Singh Sandhu ..

Pathankot deputy commissioner GS Khaira said, “Six more people of the district tested positive for Covid-19 on Friday and most of them are contacts of Covid-19 patients.

The six infected people include a policeman from Shahpur Kandi area of the district.