Punjab tally rises to 38 after new cases of coronavirus reported from Mohali, Jalandhar and Hoshiarpur
New positive cases of coronavirus (COVID 19) have been reported from Hoshiarpur, Jalandhar, and Mohali on Friday. Meanwhile, the total number of positive cases in Punjab has increased to 38. A fresh case was reported from Hoshiarpur, Jalandhar, and Sector-69 in Mohali. The Mohali patient has been identified as Aarti Sharma (36). According to the information, Hoshiarpur has reported 5 confirmed coronavirus cases, while Jalandhar reported 5 and Mohali reported 6 so far. Earlier on Thursday, two cases were reported, one each from Jalandhar and Nawanshahr. So far, Punjab has recorded just one death. A man, identified as Baldev Singh, had passed away in Nawanshahr earlier this month. According to the information, Baldev Singh had diagnosed over a dozen people. Therefore, to avoid the further spread of the pandemic, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh announced a complete lockdown and curfew in the state while Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a complete lockdown in India. Also Read | Punjab Curfew: Man carries injured wife on a bicycle to the hospital as ambulance asked for Rs. 2000