5 deaths, 100 fresh cases in state
Punjab’s total positive cases count stands at 5,668; death toll reaches 149
AMRITSAR/LUDHIANA/JALANDHAR/ FARIDKOT:Punjab on Wednesday reported five deaths and 100 fresh cases of Covid-19, taking the state’s infection tally to 5,668 and death toll to 149.
Three deaths, one each from Amritsar, Tarn Taran and Gurdaspur districts, were reported in Amritsar hospitals on Wednesday, health officials said.
A 73-year-old-man from Green Avenue, Amritsar, admitted to a private hospital died during treatment. Also, a 56-yearold man of Bhijhiwind area of Tarn Taran admitted at Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) passed away.
Another Covid-19 patient of Ammo Nangal village in Batala area died.
The Amritsar district reported nine fresh cases of Covid-19 of which five are fresh community transmission cases and four close contacts of the Covid-19 patients. The district’s total tally is now 966, out of which 44 have died.
A 23-year-old man died while 28 persons, including 25 from the district, tested positive for coronavirus. A 35- year old doctor form BRS Nagar and mother and son duo aged 58 and 34 years, who are from a noted industrial house of Ludhiana, tested positive of Covid-19. With this, the
district has reported 865 cases so far, of which 592 patients have been cured.
11 CASES IN JALANDHAR
Eleven more people tested positive for the virus in Jalandhar. With this, the district has reported 733 positive cases,
including 476 recoveries and 22 deaths, so far. Five persons tested positive in Moga.
In Faridkot, three persons, including a cop, tested positive for Covid-19.
A merchant navy staffer of Chak Sarwani village of Mukerian sub-division and five close contacts of a Covid-19 woman of Tanda Ram Sahai village tested positive for the virus. A oneyear-old child is also among the infected.
Five more people tested positive in Mohali district, taking its total to 276. The number of active cases stands at 73.
RESIDENTS PROTEST SEEKING RELAXATION IN CONTAINMENT ZONE
The residents of Sirhindi Gate, one of three containment zones in Sangrur district’s Malerkotla town held a protest and sought relaxations at containment zones, on Wednesday.
On June 18, the district administration had declared three areas of Malerkotla as containment zones and deployed 15 teams to conduct door-to-door survey in town. Araiyan Wala Mohalla, Sirhindi Gate and Uchi Masjid areas were covered under containment zone 1; Grewal Chowk, Uttam factory and defence colony in zone 2 and Bhumsi Mohalla and other areas in zone 3.
The protesters said that some parts of Bhumsi Mohalla were opened but the habitants of Sirhindi Gate are facing a number of problems due to the containment zone.
After a two-day lockdown in Malerkotla, Sangrur deputy commissioner Ramvir extended the lockdown by two days.