CHANDIGARH: Punjab on Monday reported 20 fresh coronavirus cases, taking the infection tally to 7,59,442, according to a medical bulletin.

A covid-related fatality was reported from Moga district in the state, the bulletin said. The toll from the pandemic reached 17,748. It also included three death cases which were not reported earlier.

Punjab has witnessed 349 fresh cases of Covid-19 so far this April, it said. The number of active cases in the state stands at 167, the bulletin said.

Of the fresh cases, Jalandhar reported eight followed by six in Mohali and three in Patiala.

Fourteen patients recovered from the infection, taking the number of those who have recovered to 7,41,527, the bulletin said. 

2,483 new COVID cases record in India,

A slight decrease in daily Covid-19 infection cases has been registered on Tuesday. India recorede 2,483 new Covid-19 infections in last 24 hours. The active cases also dipped from 16,522 to 15,636, while the positivity rate declined to 0.55 per cent, according to the latest Ministry of Health data.

At the same time, a day before this figure was beyond two and a half thousand.

In the last one day, 1 thousand 970 people infected with corona have become healthy. The daily infection rate has also come down to 0.55 percent.