Chandigarh, Aug 27 (UNI) Punjab on Thursday registered record 1746 fresh Covid-19 cases and 37 deaths, taking the infection tally to 47,836 and the death toll to 1256 in the state.
According to an official health bulletin, the deadly virus claimed 7 lives in Amritsar district, 5 each in Ludhiana, SAS Nagar and Sangrur, 4 in Patiala, 2 each in Tarn Taran, Pathankot and Hoshiarpur and one life each in Barnala, Fazilka, Kapurthala, SBS Nagar and Ropar districts.
It said that 350 fresh cases have been reported from Ludhiana district, 210 from Gurdaspur, 188 from Patiala, 186 from Jalandhar, 178 from SAS Nagar, 127 from Bathinda, 94 from Hoshiarpur, 74 from Amritsar, 55 from Sangrur, 44 from Faridkot, 36 from Ropar, 31 from Kapurthala, 26 from Mansa, 25 from Pathankot, 22 from SBS Nagar, 21 each from Fatehgarh Sahib and Ferozepur, 20 from Fazilka, 16 from Barnala, 9 from Moga, 8 from Muktsar and 5 new cases from Tarn Taran district.