7 fresh coronavirus cases in Punjab; total count rises to 158

Seven more people tested positive for coronavirus in Punjab on Saturday, taking the total number of cases in the state to 158, officials said.

Besides, a 78-year-old woman who died on April 7, was found positive for COVID-19 on Friday, they said, adding that she was diabetic.

On Saturday, three fresh cases were reported from Jalandhar, two from Mohali and one each from Pathankot and Patiala, according to the medical bulletin.

In Jalandhar, the three people who contracted the infection were relatives of a man who died of COVID-19 on Thursday, the officials said. While a gardener of a government officer tested positive in Patiala, a 42-year-old truck driver, who recently returned from Gurgaon, tested positive for the infection in Pathankot, the officials said.

Out of the total 158 cases in the state, Mohali has the highest number of infected