Chandigarh, Nov 17 (PTI) Punjab reported 39 COVID-19 cases and two fatalities due to the disease on Wednesday, taking the state's infection tally to 6,02,870 and the death toll to 16,575.

According to a medical bulletin issued by the state government, the fresh deaths were reported from Bathinda and Faridkot.

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Among the new cases, Hoshiarpur and Mohali reported eight each, followed by Bathinda with five and Amritsar with four.

The number of active cases stands at 309, the bulletin showed.

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Twenty-eight more people have recuperated from the infection, taking the number of recoveries to 5,85,986, it said.

The Union Territory of Chandigarh reported one COVID-19 case during the day, taking the total count of infections to 65,391.

No fresh COVID-19 death was reported in Chandigarh, and the toll stood at 820.

The number of active cases in the city is 29, while the count of recoveries is 64,542.

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