Punjab on Thursday reported 78 fresh Covid cases, taking the total count to 5,99,758, according to a medical bulletin.
On Wednesday, the state had seen 107 cases.
One death from Patiala took the toll to 16,334 in the state.
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The toll also included eight deaths, which were not reported earlier, according to the bulletin.
The number of active Covid cases rose to 533 from 517 on Wednesday.
Bathinda reported a maximum of 13 new cases, followed by eight in Ludhiana and seven in Hoshiarpur.
With 55 recoveries from the infection, the recovery count reached 5,82,891, the bulletin said.
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