Punjab reports 1,498 fresh COVID-19 cases, 49 deaths

Chandigarh
A total of 1,498 COVID-19 positive cases and four deaths surfaced in Punjab on Sunday, taking the state tally to 60,013.

Jalandhar reported the maximum number of cases at 210 followed by Ludhiana and Patiala at 184 each, SAS Nagar (138), Gurdaspur (108), Bathinda (101), Amritsar (92), Faridkot (71), 58 each from Moga and Hoshiarpur, Ferozepur (57), Kapurthala (43), 36 each from Muktsar and Sangrur, Fazilka (34), Barnala (21), Mansa (20), Pathankot (13), Fatehgarh Sahib (12), SBS Nagar (10), Tarn Taran (7) and Ropar (5).

The state has 15,731 active cases while 42,543 patients have been cured and discharged from various hospitals in the state.

Of the 60,013 cases, the maximum number of cases have been reported from Ludhiana (11,494), Jalandhar (7,389), Amritsar (4,508), Sangrur (2,358), Patiala (6,917), SAS Nager (4,317), Gurdaspur (2,644), Pathankot (1,402), Tarn Taran (884), Hoshiarpur (1,748), SBS Nagar (790), Ferozepur (2,016), Faridkot (1,410), Muktsar (1,137), Fatehgarh Sahib (1,179), Moga (1,597), Bathinda (2,759), Kapurthala (1,433), Ropar (979), Fazilka (1,056), Barnala (1,272) and Mansa (724).

Meanwhile, with 49 more deaths reported, the death toll in the state has climbed to 1,793. The 49 deaths are reported from Amritsar (5), three each from Patiala, Fatehgarh Sahib and Hoshiarpur, two each from Gurdaspur and Ropar, one each from Bathinda, Faridkot, Fazilka, Ferozepur, Moga, Sangrur, Tarn Taran, Jalandhar (4) and SAS Nagar (6).

Of the total deaths, Ludhiana has reported 474, Jalandhar (192), Amritsar (183), Sangrur (93), Patiala (183), SAS Nager (99), Gurdaspur (62), Pathankot (24), Tarn Taran (36), Hoshiarpur (56), SBS Nagar (20), Ferozepur (40), Faridkot (19), Muktsar (11), Fatehgarh Sahib (40), Moga (27), Bathinda (39), Kapurthala (67), Ropar (23), Fazilka (18), Barnala (21) and Mansa (12).

Meanwhile, 1,272 more patients were cured and discharged today. They include 245 from Ludhiana, Jalandhar (97), Patiala (95), Amritsar (66), Sangrur (34), SAS Nagar (44), Pathankot (28), Hoshiarpur (67), Muktsar (47), Mansa (3), 21 each from Fatehgarh Sahib and SBS Nagar, 11 each from Ferozepur and Fazilka, Kapurthala (14), Barnala (45), Bathinda (100), Gurdaspur (218) and Tarn Taran (5).