Chandigarh, Feb 12 (PTI) Eight more people succumbed to COVID-19 in Punjab on Saturday while 444 fresh coronavirus cases took the infection tally in the state to 7,55,234, according to a medical bulletin.

The deaths were reported from districts including Bathinda, Hoshiarpur and Ludhiana. So far, Punjab has reported 17,585 fatalities.

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Of the fresh cases, Mohali reported 80, followed by 58 in Jalandhar and 40 in Pathankot.

A total of 1,111 people recovered from the infection, taking the number of those who have recuperated from the disease to 7,33,402, the bulletin stated.

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The state currently has 4,247 active cases. As many as 279 patients are on oxygen support while 20 are on ventilator support.

Chandigarh reported 87 COVID-19 cases in a day, taking the total count to 91,296. With two more deaths reported in the city in a day, the toll reached 1,151.

The number of active cases in the city was 686 while the number of recoveries was 89,459.

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