Punjab recorded 159 fresh cases of coronavirus on Friday, according to a medical bulletin.
Among the new cases, 51 were reported from Mohali, 18 from Jalandhar, 15 from Ludhiana, 10 from Fatehgarh Sahib, nine from Patiala and eight each from Amritsar and Bathinda, it said.
The number of active cases rose to 584 on Friday, it said, adding that the positivity rate stands at 4.15 per cent.
There was no report of death in the state due to Covid on Friday.
