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Punjab reported seven deaths from coronavirus and nearly 100 new cases in a span of 24 hours, the state’s medical bulletin showed on Saturday—developments that take the state’s COVID-19 tally to past 5,000.
There appeared to be a slight dip in the number of reported coronavirus infections on Monday—Punjab reported 99 new cases, a slight fall for the state that has been consistently recording more than 100 cases every day since June 15.
Sangrur (19), Amritsar (19), Jalandhar (17), Ludhiana (13), Patiala (1), SAS Nagar (8), Hoshairpur (5), Bathinda (4), Barnala (4), Gurdaspur (1), SBS Nagar (1), Muktsar (1), Ropar (1), Moga (2), Ferozepur (2), Kapurthala (2) all reported new cases, the state’s COVID bulletin showed.
Sanrgur continued to show a worrying trend in cases—the district reported 19 new cases and accounted for three of seven deaths on Saturday.
Amritsar reported two deaths. Jalandhar and Bathinda reported a death each.
Amritsar also reported 19 new cases. Ludhiana and Jalandhar also recorded double digits in cases.
Punjab’s death toll now stands at 128.
Twelve of Sangrur’s19 new cases were contacts of already diagnosed cases. Of the rest, two were jail inmates, two were domestic travellers and three were new cases with no known contact or travel history.
Of Amritsar’s 19, ten were contacts, six were self-reported new cases and three were cases categorised as ILI (influenza-like illness).
Fourteen of Jalandhar’s 17 were contacts of diagnosed cases. Two had recently returned from abroad and one was a new case.
In Ludhiana, eight were ILI cases, two were contacts, one was an OPD patient, one was a doctor and the last one was categorised as ANC.
Both Moga and Bathinda had cases of policemen testing positive.
The district-wise breakup for COVID-19 in Punjab stands as follows: Amritsar (871), Ludhiana (742), Jalandhar (686), Sangrur (363), Patiala (275), SAS Nagar (242), Gurdaspur (208), Pathankot (205), Tarn Taran (187), Hoshiarpur (171), SBS Nagar (128), Muktsar (126), Fatehgarh Sahib (107), Ropar (102), Faridkot (101), Moga (94), Fazilka (90), Ferozepur (90), Bathinda (89), Kapurthala (85), Barnala (50), and Mansa (44).
The state’s death toll stands thus: Amritsar (38), Jalandhar (19), Ludhiana (19), Sangrur (12), Hoshiarpur (5), Pathankot (5), Kapurthala (5), Patiala (5), Gurdaspur (3), SAS Nagar (3), Tarn Taran (3), Moga (2), Bathinda (2), SBS Nagar (1), Ferozepur (1), Ferozepur (3) Ropar (1), and Barnala (1).
Punjab’s COVID-19 cases have been steadily rising in June, as have its deaths. The state has been reporting a steady rise in cases—and deaths—in this past fortnight: a quick glance at the numbers show that 35 per cent cases state’s total coronavirus cases (1,789) and 44 per cent of the total deaths (57) have been reported since June 15.
Fifteen of Punjab’s 22 districts now have over 100 cases.
Three districts—Amritsar, Ludhiana and Jalandhar—account for 45 per cent of Punjab’s cases and 59 per cent of its deaths.
Additionally, Sangrur’s rising numbers appear to be some cause for concern—the district’s COVID-19 tally stood at 221 infections with six deaths, according to the state COVID tally on June 22, but has since risen over 1.5 times to 363, with death toll doubling since to stand at 12.
Some 22 patients are on oxygen support in Punjab, and seven people are critical and on ventilator support.
The bulletin shows that 1,608 people are in institutional isolation.
Cases
June 27: 99
June 26: 188
June 25: 142
June 24: 230
June 23: 162
June 22: 161
June 21: 122
June 20: 120
June 19: 217
June 18: 118
June 17: 126
June 16: 104
June 15: 127
