Punjab logs 231 deaths in a day, highest so far
Virus caseload rose to 1,66,678 with 2,892 more people being found positive
CHANDIGARH: Punjab on Tuesday registered a record 231 deaths due to Covid, pushing the toll to 12,317, while 7,143 fresh cases took the tally to 5,11,652, according to a medical bulletin.
While 34 deaths were reported from Bathinda, 21 from Ludhiana, 19 each from Muktsar and Patiala and 16 from Amritsar, among the fatalities witnessed in the past 24 hours.
Ludhiana reported the maximum 991 cases, followed by 754 in Bathinda, 717 in Mohali and 663 in Jalandhar, among fresh cases. The state’s single-day recoveries, which were registered at 8,174, again surpassed the single-day infections of 7,143.
The number of active cases also dropped from 73,616 on Monday to 72,277, revealed the bulletin.
The state’s positivity rate stood at 11.51%, it said. With 8,174 recoveries, the number of those recovered reached 4,27,058, the bulletin stated. There are 422 critical patients who are on ventilator support, 1,213 other critical patients and 8,202 are on oxygen support, it said.
HAMIRPUR, KANGRA AND SOLAN DISTRICTS ACCOUNTED FOR 62% OF TUESDAY’S FATALITIES WITH 23, 15 AND 10 DEATHS, RESPECTIVELY
DHARAMSHALA: Himachal Pradesh recorded another deadliest day on Tuesday as 78 patients succumbed to the coronavirus infection, taking the death count in the state to 2,447. This is highest number of fatalities after Sunday when 70 people lost their lives.
Highest 23 deaths were reported in Hamirpur followed by 15 in Kangra and 10 in Solan. Mandi reported eight fatalities while seven people died in Sirmaur, three each in Kullu and
Una, two in Chamba and one in Kinnaur.
The case fatality ratio in the state is 1.46%.
Meanwhile, state’s Covid-19 caseload rose to 1,66,678 with 2,892 more people detected positive.
Of the new cases, 942 were reported in Kangra, 351 in Shimla, 314 in Mandi, 259 in
Solan, 222 in Bilaspur, 174 in Una, 172 in Chamba, 143 in Sirmaur, 123 in Hamirpur, 106 in Kullu, 67 in Kinnaur and 19 in Lahaul-Spiti.
The active cases in the state have come down to 34,888 as recoveries climbed up to 1,29,315 after 4,559 people recuperated. The state has recorded more recoveries than the positive cases on third consecutive day. The recovery rate has once again touched 77%.
Meanwhile, Kangra remains the worst hit district with 37,101 infections and is followed by Mandi with 22,627 cases and Shimla 21,211 cases.
Solan has total 19,344 cases, Sirmaur 12,814, Hamirpur 11,724, Una 10,795, Bilaspur 10,420, Chamba 8,290 , Kullu 7,502, Kinnaur 2,443 and Lahaul-Spiti 2,407.