Chandigarh, Aug 22 (UNI) Punjab on Saturday registered record 1320 fresh Covid-19 cases and 45 deaths, taking the infection tally to 40,643 and the death toll to 1036 in the state.
According to an official health bulletin, the deadly virus claimed 15 lives in Ludhiana district, 8 in Jalandhar, 5 in Sangrur, 3 in SAS Nagar, 2 each in Amritsar, Fatehgarh Sahib and Ferozepur and one life each in Ropar, Tarn Taran, Bathinda, Mansa, Faridkot, Moga, SBS Nagar and Gurdaspur district.
It said that 360 fresh cases have been reported from Ludhiana district, 177 from Patiala, 164 from SAS Nagar, 92 from Amritsar, 74 from Kapurthala, 68 from Muktsar, 47 from Sangrur, 46 from Jalandhar, 42 from Pathankot, 34 from Hoshiarpur, 30 from Fatehgarh Sahib, 29 from Ropar, 27 from Tarn Taran, 26 from Gurdaspur, 25 each from Moga and Faridkot, 19 from Mansa, 13 from SBS Nagar, 10 from Fazilka, 6 from Barnala and three new cases each from Bathinda and Ferozepur districts.