Chandigarh, Aug 20 (PTI) Punjab on Friday reported three more Covid-related deaths, taking the toll to 16,351, while 59 new cases pushed the infection tally to 6,00,180, according to a medical bulletin.

The fatalities were reported from Fazilka, Gurdaspur and Mohali. The toll includes one death which was not reported earlier.

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The number of active cases dropped to 538 from 571 on Thursday.

Amritsar reported 15 new cases, followed by Mohali (7), and Faridkot (6) among other places.

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With 86 recoveries from the infection, the number of cured people reached 5,83,291, according to the bulletin.

Chandigarh reported five cases of COVID-19, taking the total count to 62,056, according to the medical bulletin.

The toll increased to 812 with the death of a 25-year-old woman.

The number of active cases in the city was 43 while the number of cured people was 61,201.

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