Punjab on Tuesday reported four more Covid fatalities, taking the death toll to 16,244, while 68 fresh cases pushed the infection tally to 5,98,455, according to a media bulletin.
Two deaths were reported from Ferozepur and one each from Fatehgarh Sahib and Muktsar, the bulletin said.
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The state registered a positivity rate of 0.20%, which slightly higher than 0.18% recorded on Monday.
Among fresh cases, maximum 10 were reported in Ludhiana followed by 8 each in Hoshiarpur and Jalandhar.
The number of active cases stood at 899. With 115 recoveries from the infection, the number of cured persons reached 5,81,312.
A total of 1,17,20,116 samples have been collected for testing so far in the state, the bulletin said.
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