Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], April 25 (ANI): With 10 new COVID-19 cases reported on Saturday, Punjab's tally of positive coronavirus cases stands at 308, said the Punjab government in a bulletin.The tally is inclusive of active cases which stands at 219. A total of 72 patients have been cured of the disease while 17 patients have succumbed to the deadly virus.According to the bulletin, one patient is currently in critical care and on ventilator support.With 1,490 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours and 56 deaths, India's total count of coronavirus cases has surged to 24,942, said the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Saturday.The total cases are inclusive of 5,209 cured and discharged patients, one migrated and 779 deaths. At present, there are 18,953 active COVID-19 cases in the country. (ANI)

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