Punjab registers 24 fresh Covid cases

Among the fresh covid cases in Punjab, maximum nine were detected in Pathankot, three each in Jalandhar and Ludhiana

Punjab on Saturday reported 24 fresh Covid cases taking the infection tally to 6,03,190, according to a medical bulletin.

With no Covid-related fatality reported in Punjab, the death toll stood at 16,593.

With no Covid-related fatality reported in the state, the death toll stood at 16,593, the bulletin said, adding that the state’s positivity rate was 0.10% on Saturday.

However, the number of active cases in the state rose to 313.

Among the fresh cases, maximum nine were detected in Pathankot, three each in Jalandhar and Ludhiana.

With 39 persons recovering from the infection, the number of cured persons has reached 5,86,284, it said.