Chandigarh, Dec 13 (PTI) Punjab on Monday recorded 26 fresh COVID-19 cases that pushed its tally to 6,03,761, according to a health bulletin.

While no fatality was reported in the last 24 hours, the toll increased to 16,620 as a death that was not reported earlier was added to it, the bulletin stated.

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Of the fresh cases, Pathankot reported five, Ludhiana four and Patiala and Rupnagar three each.

The number of active COVID-19 cases in Punjab dropped to 347 from 385 on Sunday, the bulletin said.

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Fifty-nine more people recovered from the viral disease, taking the number of recoveries to 5,86,794, it said.

Chandigarh's COVID-19 case count increased to 65,645 as 12 more people tested positive for the disease, while the death toll remained unchanged at 1,076, the bulletin said.

There are 71 active COVID-19 in the union territory and 64,498 people have recovered from the disease so far, it said.

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