4,798 infections, 176 fresh Covid deaths in state

CHANDIGARH: Punjab on Tuesday witnessed a slight increase in daily infections and positivity rate with the figures standing at 4,798 and 7.28%, respectively. Also, 176 people lost their lives to the virus on the day. On Monday, the state recorded 4,539 cases and a 6.51% positivity rate. 6,451 patients had recovered on the day.

Among Tuesday deaths, maximum 19 were reported from Ludhiana, followed by 17 in Sangrur, 16 in Amritsar, 14 in Bathinda, 13 in Patiala, 12 in Jalandhar, nine each in Muktsar and SAS Nagar, eight in Ferozepur, seven in Kapurthala.

Jalandhar registered maximum of 536 fresh cases, followed by 461 in Ludhiana, 376 in SAS Nagar, 352 in Amritsar, 344 in Bathinda, 334 in Fazilka, 300 in Muktsar, 275 in Patiala, 243 in Pathankot, 233 in Gurdaspur, 229 in Hoshiarpur, 196 in Mansa, 140 in Faridkot, 132 in Sangrur, 114 in Ferozepur, 104 in Kapurthala, 81 in Barnala, 73 in Tarn Taran, 58 in Ropar, 50 in

Moga and 35 in SBS Nagar.

The number of patients on oxygen support in the state is 6,357 whereas 386 people are on ventilators.

16,932 in 18-45 age group vaccinated in a day

The Punjab government on Tuesday vaccinated 16,932 persons in the 18 to 45 age group, bringing the total number of vaccinated people in this group to 4,27,329. All of them have been administered the Covishield vaccine. The entire target was met by the state government for this group without wasting any dose. State nodal officer for vaccination Vikas Garg said priority groups were identified in this age category and vaccinated vigorously.

The state government had received a total of 4.29 lakh doses for this age group. On Tuesday, 3,328 people with co-morbidities, 3, 326 registered construction workers and their families, 7, 463 unregistered construction workers and their families, 2,485 families of health workers and 330 jail inmates were vaccinated.