India News | 63 Fresh COVID-19 Cases in Punjab

Chandigarh, Aug 7 (PTI) Punjab's COVID-19 tally increased to 5,99,428 on Saturday with 63 fresh cases while the death toll climbed to 16,313 as one more person succumbed to the disease, according to a medical bulletin.

Of the fresh cases, Jalandhar reported 13, Gurdaspur 11 and Ludhiana nine, the bulletin stated.

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There are 461 active Covid cases in Punjab. With 74 more recoveries, the number of cured people reached 5,82,654, it said.

Chandigarh reported four fresh COVID-19 cases that took its total count to 61,974, the bulletin said.

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So far, 811 people have succumbed to the disease in Chandigarh, it said.

While there are 26 active cases in the city, 61,137 people have recovered so far, it said.

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