India News | COVID-19: Punjab Sees 308 New Cases, 15 More Deaths

Chandigarh, Jun 26 (PTI) Punjab on Saturday registered 308 fresh Covid cases, which took the tally to 5,94,586, while 15 more fatalities pushed the toll to 15,979 in the state, according to a medical bulletin.

The number of active cases has dropped to 4,376, it said.

Deaths were reported from several districts including Amritsar, Faridkot and Ferozepur.

Bathinda reported 37 new cases, followed by 32 in Ludhiana and 24 in Hoshiarpur, according to the bulletin. The state's positivity rate stands at 0.63 per cent.

With 740 recoveries, the number of cured persons has reached 5,74,231 in Punjab, according to the bulletin.

There are 120 critical patients who are on ventilator support, 373 other critical patients and 1,628 are on oxygen support, it said.

The bulletin said that 1,07,12,980 samples have been collected for testing so far in the state.

Meanwhile, Chandigarh reported 20 fresh cases, which took the tally to 61,604, according to the medical bulletin.

With no death, the toll stood at 807 in the Union Territory, which is the joint capital for Punjab and Haryana.

The number of active cases has dropped to 220, according to the bulletin.

With 44 patients being discharged after they recovered from the infection, the number of cured persons has reached 60,577, it said.

In total, 5,61,064 samples have been taken for testing so far and of them, 4,98,203 have tested negative while reports of 15 samples are awaited, the bulletin said.

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