Chandigarh, Apr 17 (PTI) Punjab on Monday recorded 148 COVID-19 cases and one death due to the viral disease, according to a medical bulletin.

The fresh cases included 43 from Mohali, 24 from Ludhiana, 19 from Patiala, 16 from Fatehgarh Sahib and eight each from Amritsar and Mansa, the bulletin stated.

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The latest death was reported from Ludhiana.

The number of active COVID-19 cases in the state climbed to 1,574. The positivity rate stood at 5.48 per cent, the bulletin said.

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