Chandigarh, July 28, 2020: Nineteen people passed away due to coronavirus in Punjab on Tuesday, which is the highest single day fatality figure in the state since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. The maximum deaths were reported from Ludhiana (6) followed by three each from Tarn Taran, Amritsar, Sangrur, Patiala and one from Hoshiarpur.
The state also witnessed the highest single day spike of 612 cases. The maximum number of cases were reported from Ludhiana (142), Amritsar (73), Patiala (66) and Jalandhar (57).
1. Details of Samples and Cases:- 1 Total Samples taken 550267 2 Total No. of patients tested positive 14378 3 No. of patients discharged 9752 4 Number of active cases 4290 5 No. of Patients on oxygen support 112 6 Patients who are critical and on ventilator support 14 7 Total Deaths reported 336* * 1 death from Moga excluded as sample was not tested positive. On 28th July 2020 1. Number of new patients on oxygen support NIL 2. Number of new patients admitted in ICU 19 (Amritsar-9, Gurdaspur-5, Pathankot-1, Jalandhar-4) 3. Number of new patients put on ventilator support NIL 4. Number of new patients discharged 688 (Jalandhar-426, Patiala-49, Sangrur-23, SAS Nagar-10, Pathankot-14, SBS Nagar 4, Hoshiarpur-71, Ferozepur-12, FG Sahib6, Faridkot-13, Moga-11, Bathinda-19, Muktsar-9, Ropar-17, Mansa-4) 5. Number of new deaths reported 19 (Hoshiarpur-1, Tarn Taran-3, Ludhiana-6, Amritsar-3, Sangrur-3, Patiala-3) Patients reported positive on 28th July 2020- 612 District Number of cases Source of Infection outside Punjab Local Cases Remarks Ludhiana 142 1 New Case (Interstate Traveler) 68 Contacts of Positive cases. 38 New Cases (ILI). 7 New cases (HCW). 6 New Cases (OPD). 1 New Case (Pre operative). 3 New Cases (ANC). 18 New Cases ------------ Jalandhar 57 ------------ 36 Contacts of Positive Cases. 21 New Cases. ------------ Amritsar 73 ------------ 42 Contacts of Positive Cases. 15 New Cases (ILI). 15 New Cases (OPD). 1 New Case ------------ Patiala 66 4 New Cases (Interstate Travelers) 12 New Cases (ILI). 2 New Cases (HCW). 16 New Cases. 3 New Cases (Police Personnel). 29 Contacts of Positive Cases.. ------------ Sangrur 30 ------------ 12 New Cases. 1 New case (ILI). 5 New Cases (Police Personnel). 11 Contacts of Positive cases. 1 New Case (Mill Worker). ------------ SAS Nagar 30 ------------ 21 New Cases. 8 New Cases (ILI). 1 New Cases (Police Personnel) ------------ Gurdaspur 24 ------------ 1 Contact of Positive case. 23 New Cases. ------------ Pathankot 3 ------------ 1 Contact of Positive Case. 1 New Case (OPD) 1 New Case (ILI) ------------ SBS Nagar 2 ------------ 2 Contacts of Positive Cases. ------------ Hoshiarpur 2 ------------ 2 New Cases. ------------ Tarn Taran 14 1 New Case (Travel History to J & K). 1 New Case (Foreign Returned) 1 New Case. 1 New Case (Prisoner). 2 New Cases (ILI). 2 Contacts of Positive Case. 1 New Case 9ASHA). 1 New Case (Hospital Staff). 4 New Cases. ------------ Ferozepur 37 ------------ 1 New Case (ANC). 4 New cases (ILI). 3 New Cases. 22 contacts of Positive cases. 3 New Cases (HCW). 4 New Cases (Police Personnel) ------------ FG Sahib 3 ------------ 3 New Cases (OPD) ------------ Faridkot 2 ------------ 2 Contact of Positive Case ------------ Moga 17 ------------ 7 Contacts of Positive case. 10 new Cases. ------------ Bathinda 35 1 New Case (Foreign Returned) 19 Contacts of Positive case. 10 New Cases (ILI). 1 New case (Pre Operative). 1 New Case (OPD). 1 New Case (Jail Inmate). 2 New Cases ------------ Muktsar 1 ------------ 1 New Case ------------ Ropar 26 ------------ 6 New Cases. 17 Contacts of Positive Cases. 3 New Cases (OPD) ------------ Kapurthala 24 ------------ 6 Contacts of Positive Case. 7 New Cases (Police Personnel). 6 New Cases (Prisoners). 5 New Cases ------------ Fazilka 22 4 New Cases (Interstate Travelers) 6 contacts of Positive case. 1 New Case (RMP). 1 New Case (Anganwadi Worker). 1 New Case (ANC). 2 New Cases (Police Personnel). 2 New Cases (BSF) . 5 New Cases (OPD) ------------ Barnala 1 ------------ 1 Contact of Positive case. ------------ Mansa 1 ------------ 1 New Case ------------ * 12 Positive cases source of infection out of Punjab. 2. Cumulative Cases:- S. No. District Total Confirmed Cases Total Number of active cases Total Discharged Deaths 1. Ludhiana 2724 903 1751 70 2. Jalandhar 2112 451 1622 39 3. Amritsar 1657 411 1174 72 4. Patiala 1483 637 821 25 5. Sangrur 989 240 723 26 6. SAS Nagar 768 284 470 14 7. Gurdaspur 456 122 318 16 8. Pathankot 338 50 277 11 9. SBS Nagar 299 48 248 3 10. Hoshiarpur 516 137 365 14 11. Tarn Taran 313 81 222 10 12. Ferozepur 333 139 188 6 13. FG Sahib 302 84 216 2 14. Faridkot 262 66 196 0 15. Moga 303 112 186 5 16. Bathinda 331 146 180 5 17. Muktsar 213 29 183 1 18. Ropar 234 47 183 4 19. Kapurthala 235 84 142 9 20. Fazilka 254 110 143 1 21. Barnala 144 64 77 3 22. Mansa 112 45 67 0 Total 14378 4290 9752 336 From Ludhiana 1 case shifted to Tarn Taran, 1 case shifted to FGS, 1 case shifted to Amritsar, 1 case shifted toMoga, 1 case shifted to Gurdaspur, 1 case shifted toSangrur, 1 case shifted to Jalandhar and 2 cases shifted out of State (JK & Haryana). From Jalandhar 2 Cases shifted to Hoshiarpur, 1 case shifted to Kapurthala and 1 repeat entry deleted. From Amritsar 2 cases shifted to Tarn Taran.