118 new COVID-19 cases in Punjab; toll rises to 28

A 55-year-old man from Hoshiarpur district died of COVID-19, taking the number of fatalities in Punjab to 28 on Thursday, while the total cases rose to 1,644 after 118 more people tested positive, an official said.

There are 1,467 active cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the state. Fourteen patients -- six each from Patiala and Mohali, and one each from Mansa and Faridkot districts -- were discharged from hospitals, taking the number of people who recovered to 149, the Health Department said.

The COVID-19 patient from Hoshiarpur died at the Amritsar government hospital on Thursday, an official said, adding that he was also suffering from hypertension. The death toll in the state has risen to 28, while a patient is critical and on ventilator support, the department said.

As many as 118 people, including 93 pilgrims who returned from Nanded in Maharashtra, tested positive for the infection, pushing the total count to 1,644, according to the medical bulletin.

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