India News | Two More COVID-19 Deaths in Punjab; 175 Fresh Cases Take Tally to 6,283
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The death toll due to COVID-19 in Punjab reached 164 on Sunday with two more fatalities, while the total number of cases climbed to 6,283 after 175 fresh infections were detected, a medical bulletin said.
Chandigarh, July 5 (PTI) The death toll due to COVID-19 in Punjab reached 164 on Sunday with two more fatalities, while the total number of cases climbed to 6,283 after 175 fresh infections were detected, a medical bulletin said.
The two deaths were reported from Patiala and Tarn Taran, it said.
Seventy fresh cases were reported from Ludhiana, one of the worst-hit districts, followed by Patalia (26), Mohali (16), Ferozepur (11), Amritsar (10), Faridkot (eight), Jalandhar (seven), Sangrur (six), Gurdaspur (five), four each from Bathinda, Moga and Pathankot, and one each from Tarn Taran, Fatehgarh Sahib, Fazilka and Mansa.
Among the new cases are 26 jail inmates, a policeman and four health workers in Ludhiana.
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A foreign returnee and four with travel history to other states also tested positive for the virus, the bulletin said.
On Sunday, 102 coronavirus patients were discharged from various hospitals after recovering from the infection.
There are 1,711 active cases in the state while 4,408 people have been cured of the infection so far, the bulletin said.
Ludhiana topped the COVID tally with 1,079 cases, followed by 957 in Amritsar, 841 in Jalandhar, 535 in Sangrur, 379 in Patiala, 302 in Mohali , 249 in Gurdaspur, 228 in Pathankot, 207 in Tarn Taran, 186 in Hoshiarpur, 148 in SBS Nagar, 133 in Muktsar, 123 in Fatehgarh Sahib, 121 in Moga, 119 each in Ferozepur and Faridkot, 114 in Rupnagar, 110 in Bathinda, 109 in Kapurthala, 103 in Fazilka, 71 in Barnala and 50 in Mansa, according to the bulletin.
Three patients are critical and are on ventilator support, while 26 are on oxygen support, it said.
A total of 3,37,789 samples have been collected so far for testing, it added. PTI CHS VSD SNE 07052030 NNNN Brickyard and a win on Indy's oval would tie NASCAR's points leader with Hamlin, the Daytona 500, at four wins each. The duo has combined for seven victories in 15 Cup races, including four of the last six and consecutive 1-2 finishes last weekend at Pocono.
It's a championship battle in the making and could be a key element in one of NASCAR's crown jewel events.
“We're winning races, doing the things we need to do right now, running up front,” said Harvick, a two-time Brickyard winner.
“When you look at the win column, as long as you're winning races, that's what it takes to win championships.”
NASCAR raced at Daytona International Speedway on the July Fourth holiday weekend starting in 1959 but moved it to Indianapolis this year as one of the biggest shakeups to the original 2020 schedule. Indy, now owned by Roger Penske, had planned for the weekend to be a celebration of America that honored the military and entertained fans.
Penske and NASCAR added another wrinkle when the Xfinity Series race was moved to the IMS road course, and this weekend was going to be an impressive display of a massive makeover Penske has given the speedway.
The pandemic upended everything. IndyCar's schedule was decimated and Penske moved that series to Saturday on the IMS road course. The important doubleheader has raised the anticipation for this holiday weekend of racing even though spectators aren't permitted and the two series can't mingle.
Penske takes solace in that both IndyCar and NASCAR will be telecast by NBC, which this week takes over its portion of the NASCAR television schedule.
“With both races on network, we do hope fans will tune in and get to see really great racing," Penske said.
The Cup cars have struggled to make competitive racing the last several years at Indy — Penske said the series could be moved to the road course in the future — and Sunday's one-day show of no practice or qualifying will benefit the elite teams and veteran drivers. That for sure means Harvick and Hamlin should be in the mix.
Harvick led 118 of 160 laps in last year's race, winning by more than six seconds. A year earlier, Hamlin was lead until a caution with six laps remaining erased his cushion and allowed Brad Keselowski to pass him for the win.
Hamlin is 0-for-14 at the Brickyard but has seven finishes of sixth or better. He feels good about his chances Sunday.
“I would say specifically the last 10 to 11 (races) we've been exceptional, really since coming back from the break that we had,” Hamlin said.
“My team is really strong."
And then there is Keselowski, the first Team Penske driver to give the boss a Cup Series win at his favorite race track. Penske has 18 victories in the Indianapolis 500. Keselowski has won two Cup races and scored eight top-10 finishes since racing returned in May and he is jockeying for a contract extension from Penske.
“My confidence level right now is very, very high that we can be a contender for the entire season and continue to build and get stronger,” he said.
“We're starting to show a lot of speed. I don't think we've reached our full potential.” (AP)
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