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Punjab tally rises to 211 after Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Patiala report fresh cases; death count 14

Reported by:  PTC News Desk  Edited by:  Rajan Nath -- April 17th 2020 07:26 PM -- Updated: April 17th 2020 07:28 PM
Punjab tally rises to 211 after Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Patiala report fresh cases; death count 14

Punjab tally rises to 211 after Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Patiala report fresh cases; death count 14

The total number of coronavirus (COVID 19) cases in Punjab has increased to 211 after Patiala, Ferozepur, Ludhiana and Jalandhar reported fresh cases by Friday evening. According to the media bulletin issued by the Punjab Health Department, Patiala reported five new cases, while Ferozepur reported its first case of COVID 19. Likewise, Ludhiana and Jalandhar reported 4 cases each. In Patiala, four of the five cases are the contact of the positive case while one of them is the new case. In Ludhiana, three of the four cases reported by Friday evening are the contact of corona positive while one is the new case. In Jalandhar, a one-year-old child and an 8-year-old girl among the four tested positive for the coronavirus. Three of them are the resident of Raja Garden while one of them belongs to Old Sabzi Mandi in Jalandhar. Punjab reported its 14th death after a 58-year-old Kanungo in Revenue Department who tested positive for coronavirus in Ludhiana died on Friday. Punjab Chief Secretary had tweeted that "The Ludhiana Kanungo was never called for any duty after March 22. He was in his home. His father, mother, son and daughter are living with him. His mother-in-law has also been in his home for some days." Also read | UK announces 17 more charter flights to rescue stranded Brits in India "His son told me that he has not any travel history and neither was he in contact with any person," he added. His four relatives have been admitted to the Civil Hospital in Ludhiana, as a precautionary measure, even though they were not showing any symptoms. Reportedly, three of them are over 70 years of age. -PTC News


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