Thirteen more people succumbed to COVID-19 in Punjab on Friday while 454 fresh coronavirus cases took the infection tally to 7,54,812, a medical bulletin said.
Deaths were reported from several districts including Amritsar, Fatehgarh Sahib, Ferozepur and Hoshiarpur. The toll reached 17,575.
Thirteen more people succumbed to COVID-19 in Punjab on Friday while 454 fresh coronavirus cases took the infection tally to 7,54,812, a medical bulletin said.
The number of active cases was 4,996. Of the fresh cases, Mohali reported 81 cases, followed by 44 in Fazilka and 42 in Jalandhar. A total of 339 patients are on oxygen support while 30 critical patients are on ventilator support, the bulletin said.
A total of 1,256 people recovered from the infection, taking the number of those who have recovered to 7,32,291, the bulletin said. Meanwhile, the Union Territory of Chandigarh reported 95 COVID-19 cases, taking the total count to 91,209.
With three more deaths reported in the city in the last 24-hours, the toll reached 1,149. The number of active cases in the city was 728 while the number of recoveries was 89,332.
With inputs from PTI.