Chandigarh, Aug 28 (PTI) Fifty-four more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Punjab on Saturday, taking its infection tally to 6,00,514, while two more fatalities pushed the death toll to 16,366, according to a medical bulletin.

While Mohali and Patiala reported eight cases each, Bathinda reported six and Amritsar five, the bulletin said.

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The latest deaths were reported from Jalandhar and Patiala.

The number of active cases in the state dropped to 405 from 410 on Friday, the bulletin stated.

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With 54 more recoveries, the total number of cured persons reached 5,83,743, it said.

Chandigarh's COVID-19 caseload reached 65,087 with three fresh infections, while the death toll increased to 813 with one more fatality, the bulletin said.

There are 38 active COVID-19 cases in the city. So far, 64,236 people have recovered from the disease, it said.

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