Punjab crosses 7K-mark in 122 days, death toll 183
LUDHIANA/AMRITSAR/PATIALA/ SANGRUR/FARIDKOT: With 197 fresh Covid-19 cases, Punjab on Thursday crossed 7,000-mark in 122 days. The state also reported five deaths, taking the toll to 183. The total case count in Punjab has reached 7,140, according to the media bulletin released by the state government.
Payal SDM Mankanwal Singh Chahal has tested positive of Covid-19, while two patients, one from Sangrur and another from Ludhiana, succumbed to virus in Mohandai Oswal Hospital and Christian Medical College and Hospital (CMC&H) respectively.
The death toll in Amritsar due to Covid-19 reached 50 on Thursday as a 55-year-old man of Dilbagh Singh Nagar, succumbed to the disease at a local private hospital, health officials said.
The district also reported 12 fresh cases . Five fresh cases were reported in Gurdaspur .
STEEPEST SINGLE-DAY SPIKE IN PATIALA
In its steepest single-day spike, Patiala district reported 45 new Covid-19 cases . Of the total cases, 35 are from Patiala city, three from Samana, six from villages across the district and one from Rajpura.
The district recorded 230% jump in Covid cases in the past one month. On June 9, the district recorded 147 cases, while on July 9, the district tally rose to 484. After sanitary inspector of Patiala municipal corporation tested positive, the authorities have sealed corporation office till Monday.
The authorities have decided to stop public entry into the corporation office from Monday onwards and set up a singlewindow system for public.
Shopkeepers, including the Patiala Cloth Merchants’ Association and Behra Road Association have volunteered to keep their shops shut for three days.
FEAR OF QUARANTINE MAKES VISITORS HIDE TRAVEL HISTORY
The civil surgeon said: “Interstate travellers coming from Delhi and Haryana are turning out to be the main reason behind spike in Patiala district. People coming from these states are not informing health authorities about their visit.
The fear of being quarantined makes visitors hide their travel details. Some turn violent and abuse health workers when they are identified.”
In neighbouring Sangrur district, 14 people tested positive on Thursday, while a 59-year-old resident of Ahmedgarh town succumbed to Covid-19 at a private hospital in Ludhiana on Wednesday.
Health department officials said the patient was suffering from fever, cough and breathlessness.
With his death, the toll of Covid-19 patients from Sangrur district has reached 17.
Dirba SDM Manjeet Singh Cheema also tested positive for Covid-19. The health department officials said that Cheema attended PCS executive meeting on Friday.
JALANDHAR SSP, SDM AMONG 32 TEST POSITIVE
Jalandhar SSP Navjot Singh Mahal and Shahkot, besides 30 more people tested positive for Covid-19. Besides, holding meeting with senior police officers, the SSP has attended a function in which commissioner of police, MLAs and some other senior officers took part.
Seven persons tested positive in Bathinda, four in Kapurthala and three in Moga.
Besides, a doctor posted at Guru Gobind Singh Medical College and Hospital, Faridkot, 11, including 8 BSF men in Ferozepur also tested positive for the virus.