12 more people contract COVID-19 in Punjab; total 342 cases in state

Twelve more people contracted coronavirus on Tuesday in Punjab, taking the total number of cases to 342 in the state.

Among the fresh cases, seven were reported in Jalandhar, two each in Mohali and Tarn Taran and one in Hoshiarpur, as per the state health department. Three patients from Mohali were discharged from hospital and the total number of cured coronavirus patients has risen to 104, the department said in a bulletin.

Jalandhar district continued to lead the COVID-19 tally in the state with 85 coronavirus cases, followed by 65 in Mohali, it said.

Of the 342 cases, 61 cases were reported in Patiala so far, followed by25 in Pathankot, 20 in SBS Nagar, 18 in Ludhiana, 14 in Amritsar, 13 in Mansa, eight in Hoshiarpur, seven in Tarn Taran, six in Kapurthala, four in Moga, three each in Rupnagar, Sangrur and Faridkot, two each in Fatehgarh Sahib and Barnala, and one each in Muktsar, Gurdsapur and Ferozepur.

Of the total patients 19 have died, as per the bulletin.

A total of 17,021 samples have been taken so far in the state of which 13,966 samples were negative and reports of 2,713 samples are stillawaited.

There are 219 active cases in the state, according to the health department bulletin.