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Chandigarh
With 172 fresh cases in the past 24 hours, the Covid-19 count has reached 6,109 in the state. Five deaths were also reported today.
While two deaths were reported from Moga, one each was reported from SAS Nagar, Amritsar and Hoshiarpur. The toll has reached 162. Seven persons are on oxygen support and one on ventilator support in the state.
In Amritsar, after Karan Kumar (25) succumbed to the infection at the Government Medical College, the toll has risen to 48. The deceased was a resident of Bhagat Singh Colony.
The total count of positive cases from the district has nearly touched the 1,000 mark with the tally reaching 996.
As per the government bulletin, Jalandhar reported 61 cases, Ludhiana 46, Sangrur 16, Amritsar nine, Bathinda six, SAS Nagar and Ferozepur five each, Patiala and Kapurthala three each, Gurdaspur, Pathankot and Moga two each, and Tarn Taran, Hoshiarpur, SBS Nagar, Fatehgarh Sahib, Ropar, Fazilka and Mansa one each.
In Jalandar, 61 people tested positive, taking the district tally to 834. Thirtynine of the fresh cases are contacts of previous cases while others do not have any such history.
