Chandigarh, Dec 4 (PTI) One more person died from coronavirus in Punjab on Saturday as 46 fresh cases took the state's infection tally to 6,03,451, according to a medical bulletin.

The death was reported in Ludhiana district, which took Punjab's total fatality count to 16,608.

Also Read | Omicron Enters Maharashtra As Thane Man, Who Flew From South Africa to Mumbai, Tests Positive.

Ferozepur reported 12 cases, followed by nine in Jalandhar and seven in Hoshiarpur.

The number of active cases was 347.

Also Read | India's Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage Crosses 127 Crore.

Fifty-two more people recovered from the infection, taking the number of those who have been cured to 5,86,496, as per the bulletin.

Union Territory Chandigarh reported three COVID-19 cases, taking the total count to 65,481.

No death was reported in the city in the past 24 hours. The death toll stood at 820.

The number of active cases in the city was 60 while the number of cured persons was 64,601.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)