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Tribune News Service
Chandigarh / Ropar / Jalandhar, May 10
Punjab reported 61 new cases of coronavirus on Sunday, bringing the state’s infection count to 1,823.
Ropar (35), Amritsar (8), Fatehgarh Sahib (8), SAS Nagar (7), Moga (1), Kapurthala and Patiala (1) reported new cases of COVID-19, according to the Punjab COVID bulletin released on Sunday. at night.
Clothe There was a massive increase in the number of coronavirus cases on Sunday, bringing the district’s numbers to 55. A large number of Sunday infections were reported among health department employees.
All cases of Moga, Amritsar and Kapurthala they were pilgrims who returned from Nanded from Maharashtra earlier this month. The pilgrims were on pilgrimage to Hazur Sahib in Nanded.
Fathegarh SahibOf the eight new COVID-19 cases, five were combined workers, two were contacts of previously diagnosed cases, and one was a new case.
The bulletin showed that authorities are awaiting details of the rest of the cases.
SAS NagarThe seven coronavirus cases put their infection number beyond 100 — the number is now 102.
Punjab reported 25 more cases on Sunday, but these have yet to be added to the official state account.
Mansa reported 12 new cases on Sunday’s count, a development that brings the district’s count to 33. Four of the new cases were police officers, five were workers and three were students.
Ropar reported 11 new cases later in the evening.
Two Jalandhar police officers tested positive for the coronavirus on Sunday.
The policemen, a deputy police superintendent and a police officer, were held at an isolation center at PTU in Kapurthala after their return from Nanded from Maharashtra, where they had gone to bring back pilgrims visiting Hazur Sahib. Both policemen had been stationed at PAP Jalandhar, but their swab samples had been sent from Kapurthala.
None of these cases has been added to the state account yet.
Punjab’s official tally says Amritsar’s tally is 295 — just a few under 300. Jalandhar comes in second with 175 — Sunday’s cases have yet to be added. Tarn Taran (157), Ludhiana (125), Gurdaspur (116), SBS Nagar 103) and SAS Nagar (102) have more than 100 cases.
The seven districts account for 58 percent of Punjab’s cases.
The state has reported 31 deaths so far.
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