Chandigarh, Dec 28 (PTI) One more Covid-related death was reported in Punjab on Tuesday while 51 fresh cases took the infection tally to 6,04,331, according to a medical bulletin.

With one more fatality, the toll reached 16,642. It also included a death case which was not reported earlier.

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Among the fresh cases, Pathankot reported 12 cases, followed by 10 in Patiala and five in Mohali.

The number of active cases is 390, the bulletin said.

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Fifty-three more people recovered from the infection, taking the number of those who have been cured to 5,87,299, it said.

The Union Territory of Chandigarh reported 15 COVID-19 cases, taking the total count to 65,796, the bulletin said.

With the death of a 77-year-old covid positive man, the toll reached 1,079.

The number of active cases in the city was 100 while the number of cured persons was 64,617, it said.

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