Punjab reports less than 2,000 Covid cases after two months

79 fatalities took toll to 15,009, positivity dipped to two-month low of 2.84%

CHANDIGARH : Covid-19 cases fell below 2,000 in Punjab on Saturday for the first time in the past two months. The state’s tally rose to 5,77,997 with 1,907 cases, while 79 fatalities took the toll to 15,009, according to a medical bulletin released by the state government.

The state’s positivity rate also dipped to 2.84%, the lowest in two months.

Ludhiana reported a maximum of 433 cases, followed by 371 in Jalandhar, 297 in Amritsar, 25O in Bathida, 215 in Fazilka.

Eight deaths were reported in Bathinda, seven each in Amritsar and Sangrur, six each in Fazilka and Patiala and five each in Muktsar and Jalandhar, the bulletin said.

With 3,619 recoveries, the number of those cured reached 5,38,534. There are 295 critical patients who are on ventilator support. Besides, 95,98,059 samples have been collected for testing so far in the state, the bulletin said.

Haryana’s active cases dip to 4 digits

For the first time in months, the active infection numbers in Haryana came below five-digit mark on Saturday.

The number of active cases on Saturday were 9,974. As per a medical bulletin, the state reported 723 new infections, 1,744 recoveries and 59 deaths on Saturday.

The day’s positivity rate further came down to 1.87% from 2.13% on Friday and the recovery rate improved to 97.55%. The health authorities tested 41,467 individuals for the virus on Saturday.

Hisar district, with 979 active infections, continued to have the highest active case count followed by Sirsa (907), Gurugram (812), Karnal (772), Panipat (566), Panchkula (561), Yamunanagar (533), Faridabad (523), Rohtak (489), Bhiwani (486), Mahendergarh (450), Jind (439), Ambala (429), Kaithal (404), Kurukshetra and Fatehabad (420 each).