10 more Covid-19 deaths, 341 new cases in Punjab
CHANDIGARH: Ten more deaths took the Covid-19 toll to 5,722 in Punjab while 341 new coronavirus cases took the infection tally to 1,77,101 on Wednesday.
There are 2,546 active Covid-19 cases in the state, as of now, according to a medical bulletin.
SBS Nagar reported 92 cases, Ludhiana 51 and Patiala 32, among fresh cases witnessed in the state.
A total of 179 coronavirus patients were discharged after recovering from infection, taking the number of cured persons
THERE ARE 2,546 ACTIVE CASES IN THE STATE, AS OF NOW, ACCORDING TO A MEDICAL BULLETIN
to 1,68,833, as per the bulletin.Eight critical patients are on ventilator support while 70 are on oxygen support, the bulletin said.
A total of 47,74,987 samples have been collected for testing so far in the state, it said.
JAMMU: A major tragedy was averted on Wednesday with the timely detection of a suspected improvised explosive device (IED) planted inside a pressure cooker on a busy highway in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said.
The suspected IED was found on the roadside at Manjakote on Jammu-Poonch highway and was subsequently destroyed by the army’s bomb disposal squad, the officials said.
Senior superintendent of police, Rajouri, Chandan Kohli said, “This morning a road opening patrol of the army found a suspicious object along the highway near Manjakote.”
“Soon, traffic was controlled on the highway and a bomb disposal squad was called in. The suspected material, packed in a fruit packing box, has been destroyed through a controlled explosion,” he said. The officer said a case under relevant sections of law was registered at the police station and further investigation is on. An army officer said the suspected IED was noticed planted inside a pressure cooker apparently during the intervening night to set off an explosion.