1,033 new cases takes Punjab's COVID-19 infection tally to 30,041

The COVID-19 death toll in Punjab reached 771 on Saturday with a record 40 fatalities, while 1,033 new cases took the infection tally to 30,041, according to a medical bulletin.

Among the 1,033 fresh cases, 202 were detected in Patiala, 150 in Ludhiana, 86 in Mohali, 81 in Gurdaspur, 72 in Amritsar, 56 in Barnala, 53 in Sangrur, 46 in Jalandhar and 45 in



Hoshiarpur.

Punjab has been witnessing a surge in the number of coronavirus cases for the past few days.

A total of 535 coronavirus patients were discharged after recovering from infection on Saturday, taking the number of cured persons in the state to 18,863.

There are 10,407 active cases in the state at present, according to the bulletin.